The Native American Rights Fund Boulder office is hiring for the open positions of water rights attorney and paralegal. Learn more about the vacancies at https://www.narf.org/contact-us/join-team/
U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2020-2021update.html
A petition for certiorari was denied in one case on 6/1/21, and its rehearing was denied on 8/23/21:
- Oxendine-Taylor v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (Civil Jurisdiction; Estates)
- Clay v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Per Capita Payments; Taxation)
- Oklahoma v. Brown (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- Oklahoma v. Davis (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- Oklahoma v. Hathcoat (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- Oklahoma v. Howell (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- Oklahoma v. Jackson (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- Oklahoma v. Kepler (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- Oklahoma v. Mitchell (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- Oklahoma v. Starr (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2021.html
- Native Village of Nuiqsut v. Bureau of Land Management (Administrative Procedure Act; National Environmental Policy Act)
- Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. v. Dotomain (IHS Contracts; Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act)
- Mattwaoshshe v. United States (Wind Energy; National Environmental Policy Act; Endangered Species Act)
- Larson v. United States (Federal Tort Claims Act; Tribal Trust Land)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2021.html
- In the Interest of T.H. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- Aimee H. v. Department of Child Safety (Indian Child Welfare 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/2021.html
- Scattered to the winds?: Strengthening the National Historic Preservation Act's tribal consultation mandate to protect Native American sacred sites in the renewable energy development era.
- Domestic violence, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and Alaska Natives: How domestic violence is weaponized against Alaska Native survivors.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Oklahoma files more petitions seeking high court reversal of McGirt
- ‘Coming full circle’: Native tapped to lead national parks
- Pascua Yaqui settle lawsuit against removal of early voting site
- President Nez welcomes U.S. Secretary of Energy Granholm to the Navajo Nation to discuss renewable energy
- Indian Health Service awards $25 million for 14 tribal health facilities
- Scanning the horizon: Opportunities for environmental justice and stewardship in Indian Country
- The effort to save Upper Klamath Lake’s endangered fish before they disappear
- Season 2 of 'This Land' uncovers rightwing efforts to dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act
- Monument honoring tribes to be placed where Junipero Serra statue was toppled last summer
