U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in this case on 10/7/19:
Oglala Sioux Tribe, et al. v. Fleming (Younger Abstention)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation v. United States (Fiduciary Trust)
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma v. Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (National Environmental Policy Act; National Historic Preservation Act)
U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
A NARF attorney is scheduled to speak at the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, regarding S.46 (Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act).
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Court holds the execution of Navajo man to hear claim of racial bias
- High uranium levels seen in Navajo women decades after Cold War era mining by U.S. on their reservation
- Shakopee Sioux announce $5 million campaign to boost Indian education in Minnesota schools
- Finland agrees to return Native American remains to tribes
- Supreme Court opens new term with little new Indian law activity
