U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2022-2023update.html
One petition for certiorari was filed on 10/3/22:
- Slockish v. Dept. of Transportation (Religious Freedom Restoration Act)
Two petitions for certiorari were denied on 10/11/22:
- Oklahoma v. Sam (Determination of Indian under Major Crimes Act)
- Oklahoma v. Wadkins (Determination of Indian under Major Crimes Act)
The Tribal Supreme Court Project published an Update Memorandum on 10/11/22: https://sct.narf.org/articlesupdates.html
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html
- Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al. (National Environmental Policy Act; Clean Water Act)
- Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., and Enbridge Energy, L.P. (Remedy for Trespass)
- In re Klamath River Basin Litigation (Klamath River; Water Rights; Centralization)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html
- In re G.H. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2022.html
- Whitelaw v. Campobasso (Notice; Default Hearing)
- Dick v. Colville Confederated Tribes (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
- Colville Confederated Tribes v. Sargent (Expungement; Firearms)
- Freund v. Colville Confederated Tribes (Witness Competency; Alternate Jurors)
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2022.html
- Federal Implementation Plans Under the Clean Air Act for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Periodic Meeting of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (Treasury)
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
- The color of local government : Observations of a Brown Buffalo on racial impact statements in the movement for water justice.
- Ma’ii and Nanaboozhoo fistfight in heaven.
- The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated : The continued vitality of Worcester v. Georgia.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- U.S. judge rejects last challenge to Enbridge's Line 3
- FEMA announces first national tribal affairs advocate
- The Indian Child Welfare Act will be before the US Supreme Court next month
- How tribal co-managing movements are transforming the conservation of public lands
- Which Indigenous lands are you on? This map will show you
- Supreme Court rejects Oklahoma attempt to narrow Indian definition
- Newly drawn Congressional districts dilute Native vote
