National Indian Law Library : March 2020

March 25, 2020

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 3/25

We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petitions for certiorari were filed in three cases:
FMC Corporation v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Tribal Jurisdiction)
Neff v. United States (Sovereign Immunity)
Baley v. United States (Reserved Water Rights)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html
Wilhite v. Littlelight (Federal Torts Claim Act)
Gardner v. Long (Federal Trust Land)
McCarter v. Lake (Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act)
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe v. State of Washington (Treaty Rights)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html
Peidlow v. Williams (Indian Child Welfare Act)
Bear v. Mid-Central Educational Cooperative (Indian Education)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

S.3511 - Supplemental Services for Native Elders Act
H.R. 6352 - To ensure that facilities of the Indian Health Service, facilities operated by an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or inter-tribal consortium, and facilities operated by an urban Indian organization receive items from the strategic national stockpile and qualified pandemic or epidemic products directly from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html

Not yet America's best idea: Law, inequality, and Grand Canyon National Park.
Decolonization: Treaties, resource use, and environmental conservation.

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

Urban couple helps community amid coronavirus crisis
Congress sends $40 million worth of help...minus a mechanism to distribute to tribes
First Native American super PAC's leader has Utah roots
Blackfeet Community College awarded funding for missing persons database
'Native artists are resilient. We'll get through this'
Navajo student comes home to Navajo Nation after school at Duke and DC
Surviving the coronavirus crisis: Diné perspectives
What are the Trump administration's new plans for Utah monuments?
Bored? This Indigenous list is for you

March 19, 2020

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 3/19

We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html
Jackson v. United States (Fee to Trust)
Bowman v. New York State Housing and Community Renewal (Title VII; Discrimination)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html
In the Matter of K.G. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

H.R. 6237 - To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to clarify the requirement of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to reimburse the Indian Health Servie for certain health care services.
H.R. 6261 - To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html

How the New Deal became a raw deal for Indian nations: Justice Stanley Reed and the Tee-Hit-Ton decision on Indian title.
Keeping cultural bias out of the courtroom: How ICWA "qualified expert witnesses" make a difference.
United States v. Bryant: The results of upholding women's rights and tribal sovereignty.
What are the odds? The potential for tribal control of sports gambling after Murphy v. NCAA.
Thickening the thin blue line in Indian country: Affirming tribal authority to arrest non-Indians.

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

Dakota Access Pipeline case to be argued today in D.C.
Indian Health Service can give COVID-19 tests, $40M allocated to tribes
Tribes, voting rights groups challenge Montana ballot drop off law
'Indigenous Matriarchs Rising' celebrates Women's History Month
Tribal sovereignty should not be held hostage by Washington politics
Opponents of proposed copper mine speak out about threat to Oak Flat
'We're going to practice our sovereign rights': Oglala Sioux Tribe enters new era with cannabis vote
COVID-19 resources for Indian tribes
Reunification for healing: First of its kind

March 4, 2020

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 3/4

Littlefield v. Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)
Berry v. Baca (Public Law 280)
Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, and Others v. Stitt and the State of Oklahoma (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)
United States v. Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington (Sovereign Immunity)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html

In the Interest of Y.J. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
State of North Carolina v. Nobles (Criminal Jurisdiction; North Carolina Racial Justice Act)
Addy S. v. State of Alaska (Indian Child Welfare Act)
The People of Colorado in the Interest of K.R. and S.R., and Concerning T.K.D. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

H.Res.842 - Recognizing the vital importance of Native American participation in the 2020 decennial census of population.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html

ICWA international: The benefits and dangers of enacting ICWA-type legislation in non-US jurisdictions.

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

Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives announces tribal consultations and listening sessions
Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
Three national Native American organizations partner for historic census initiative
Sinema introduces bipartisan bill improving infrastructure in tribal communities
As Gulf swallows Louisiana island, displaced tribe fears the future
Tribes head to Capitol Hill for 'historic' hearing on taxation issues
New Ogichidaa "Warrior" storytellers video series and lesson plans available
Tribal citizens in Michigan's governance and policy making
'It's obviously a really exciting thing': How Native American art has become a sleeper sensation in museums and the art market alike