National Indian Law Library : August 2019

August 28, 2019

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Navajo Nation v. Department of the Interior (Indian Water Rights; Federal Trust Relationship)
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Whitmer (Treaty Rights; Reservation Diminishment)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were recently proposed in the House:
H.R.4188 - Native American Language Vitalization Act

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2013 and the continued legacy of violence against Indigenous women: A critical outsider jurisprudence perspective.
Michigan marijuana laws: Michigan tribes can participate, but how?
Partially tribal land: The case for limiting state eminent domain power under 25 USC 357.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

U's medical school in Duluth welcomes record number of Native students
Keystone Pipeline's alternate route gets the go-ahead from Nebraska court
Wyoming lawmakers propose fix to allow tribal IDs for voter registration
Cherokee Nation picks representative for Congress, promised by US government nearly 200 years ago
New program gives remote Native American tribes greater access to affordable electric vehicles

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Brackeen v. Bernhardt (Indian Child Welfare Act)
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians v. FCC (National Historic Preservation Act)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

Tribal nations and Congress's power to define offenses against the law of nations.
On Indian children and the Fifth Amendment.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

First in the family: How a first-gen Blackfeet student finds success at UM
Tribal communities in Michigan use traditional knowledge to tackle modern public health crisis
Hopi Tribe takes over law enforcement from federal agency
High court Murphy decision could have major impact on state, tribal authority

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Brakebill v. Jaeger (Voting Rights)
Bell v. City of Lacey (Sovereign Immunity; Ex parte Young)

US Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were recently proposed in the House:

H.R.3977 - To amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to extend the jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes involving sexual violence, and for other purposes.
H.R.4029 - To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to enable Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and administer grants and subgrants under the Continuum of Care Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

Tribes, cities, and children: Emerging voices in environmental litigation.
Unoccupied: How a single word affects Wyoming's ability to regulate tribal hunting through federal treaty; Herrera v. Wyoming.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

ACLU to hire S.D.-based Native justice organizer following pipeline protest laws
Lakota tribal leaders request public hearing on Dakota Access Pipeline expansion
More 2020 presidential candidates line up for historic Native issues forum
Cronkite News: Tribes win ruling against copper mine on ancestral territory