April 16, 2020

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 4/16

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
  • Penobscot Nation v. Frey (Treaty Rights)
  • United States v. Cline (Criminal Jurisdiction)
  • Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe v. County of Mille Lacs (Reservation Boundaries)
  • Hudson v. Zinke (Tribal Elections; Trust Relationship)
  • Mecautea v. State of Oregon (Tribal Court Jurisdiction)


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

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2020.html
Donius and Rincon Mushroom Corporation, Inc v. Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians (Tribal Jurisdiction)

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
  • Compensatory mitigation and public lands.
  • American Indians and the right to vote: Why the courts are not enough.
  • Silent intent? Analyzing the congressional intent required to abrogate tribal sovereign immunity.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
  • NCAI and NARF joint statement on recent census announcement and call for Congress to extend census operations
  • How the U of Minnesota, Twin Cities doubled its retention of Native American students
  • Urban Indians are largely invisible from COVID-19 reporting
  • Federal court vacates Keystone XL permit, orders remand to federal agency
  • Mashpee tribal members recount long history of fighting for land
  • Op-Ed: Two women fighting to prevent COVID-19 from destroying rural Alaska
  • SCOTUS will hear McGirt argument remotely in May -- No date set yet
  • UN expert mechanism on the rights of Indigenous peoples releases statement on COVID-19
  • Culture, resilience, and sustainability of the Salish people
  • Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage