U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2021-2022update.html
- Four petitions for certiorari were consolidated, and granted, on 2/28/22. Future filings and activity in these cases will now be reflected on the docket of Haaland v. Brackeen (Docket No. 21-376):
- Cherokee Nation v. Brackeen (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- Texas v. Haaland (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- Brackeen v. Haaland (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- Haaland v. Brackeen (Indian Child Welfare Act)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html
- Fletcher v. United States (Federal Trust Breach; Osage Headrights)
- Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation v. Lawrence (Attorneys' Fees)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html
- In re Darian R. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2022.html
- Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Anderson (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Federal Recognition; Tribal Government)
- Campos v. Parker (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2022.html
- 'Cornerstone upon which rest all others': Utilizing canons of statutory interpretation to confirm an enforceable trust duty for Native American health care.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Four national Native organizations statement of U.S. Supreme Court hearing challenge to ICWA
- Argument in double-jeopardy case shines spotlight on prosecutorial issues faced by Native tribes
- A guide to changing racist and offensive names on public lands
- Waš’ágya Nájiŋ/Grandmothers Group kicks off survey of grandparents taking care of grandchildren
- Gaslit: How one Native American tribe is battling for control over flaring
- Murkowski holds field hearing on education in Alaska
- Tribally owned Mad River Brewery inks partnership San Francisco Giants
- Envisioning Black liberation and Indigenous sovereignty
- Jim Denomie, internationally known Native American artist from Minnesota, dies at 66
- Indian Health Service Rapid City Service Unit transfer to the tribally-managed Oyate Health Center
- The race-shifting of 'Pretendians'
