U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2020-2021update.html
The Tribal Supreme Court Project posted a case update on 1/15/21.
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2021.html
- Grondal v. United States (Sovereign Immunity)
- Deerleader v. Crow (Habeas Corpus Relief)
- United States v. Smith (Assimilative Crimes Act; Indian Country Crimes Act)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2021.html
- Jesse S. v. Department of Child Safety, Pascua Yaqui Tribe (ICWA)
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Tribal leaders want to work with state on how to prosecute crime on reservations
- Federal funding could provide a billion dollar boost to tribal broadband infrastructure
- Indigenous nonprofit turns to caring for Native elders in Utah
- California Native American tribes receive $2m to develop clean energy projects
- Legislation focuses on tribal access to education resources
- Feds begin transfer of national bison range to Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
- Indigenous fishers on the Columbia River confront new challenges
- Apache sue to protect religious freedom, save Oak Flat sacred area from destruction by foreign mining company
- 'Indigikitchen': Cooking show connects people to their ancestral recipes
