U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2023-2024update.html
One petition for certiorari was dismissed on 10/10/2023:
- Slockish v. Dept. of Transportation (Religious freedom)
One application for a stay was filed on 10/6/2023:
- West Flagler Associates v. Haaland (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2023.html
- Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation v. Wooten (Hunting Treaty Rights; 1868 Treaty of Fort Bridger)
- Block v. United States (Partition Trust Land; Administrative Procedures Act)
- United States v. Alaska (Intervention; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA))
- Perez and Torres v. City of San Antonio (Preliminary Injunction; Religious Freedom)
- Arocha v. Blackman and Blackfeet Tribe (Habeas Corpus; Jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2023.html
- In re T.J.S. (State Guardianship Order; Tribal Court Standing)
- Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Council v. Romanelli (Tribal Council Procedures Ordinance; Tribal Prosecutor's Ordinance)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2023.html
- State v. American Tobacco Co. (Taxation)
- In re C.L. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html
- S.3044 - Mount Blue Sky Wilderness Act / A bill to redesignate the Mount Evans Wilderness as the "Mount Blue Sky Wilderness," and for other purposes.
- H.R.5962 - To redesignate the Mount Evans Wilderness as the "Mount Blue Sky Wilderness", and for other purposes.
- H.R.5970 - To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2023.html
- Notice of Expansion and Proposed Restructuring of the Digital Opportunity Demonstration Program (HUD)
- Indigenous Peoples' Day, 2023 (Executive Office of the President)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2023.html
- Clean up your act: The U.S. government's CERCLA liability for uranium mines on the Navajo Nation.
- Not so clear and plain: Exploring the circuit split on the applicability of federal labor & employment laws to tribes.
- The pursuit of health and well-being: 45 years of Native Hawaiian rights.
- Tribal water rights: Private law alternatives to the federal trust doctrine.
- Tsi?latiliwahslu∙nihe kayanlahsla? (Of the place they make matters or issues right).
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- 'We have to take back our education' | Lakota language immersion school preserves language and culture
- Native American Rights Fund files amicus brief before Ninth Circuit
- Congress will debate whether to rename the Mount Evans Wilderness west of Denver
- New York museum unveils repatriation overhaul after ethical awakening
- States opposed tribes’ access to the Colorado River 70 years ago. History is repeating itself.
