Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html
- Phillips v. James, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Exhaustion Rule)
- Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro, LLC, et al. (Endangered Species Act)
- Cully Corporation, Inc. v. North Slope Borough, et al. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; Continuing Trespass)
- Pakootas, et al. v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. (CERCLA; Natural Resources Damages)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html
- Tiffany South v. Police Chief Isaac Lujan and Police Captain Will Duran (Jurisdiction)
U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html
- S.Res.561 - A resolution designating February 16, 2024, as "National Elizabeth Peratrovich Day".
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html
- Notice for Public Comment on Administration for Native Americans' Program Policies and Procedures (Health and Human Services)
- Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments (Interior)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.html
- Belonging and the right to belong.
- Confronting legacies of Indigenous injustice: Lessons from Sweden.
- Congressional trust responsibility and Tribal health care.
- Indian Child Welfare Act: Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court and enacted into state law.
- The law-of-nations origins of the Marshall Trilogy.
- Nevada Legal Services’s Indian Law Project: Serving Nevada’s Tribal communities.
- Nevada’s Tribal courts: Applicable laws, court rules, and contact information.
- The never-ending struggle for Tribal fishing rights.
- President’s message: An introduction to Nevada’s Tribes and the dynamics of Tribal law.
- Sovereignty, jurisdiction, and lands matter.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Tribal courts can't prosecute non-Native drug suspects. Tribes say it's a problem
- Federal energy regulators deny permits for a controversial project on the Navajo Nation
- Increasing Tribal judicial transparency
- Book review: The dramatic story behind a court decision, told 50 years after it transformed Tribal and fisheries law
- WATCH: How one school is creating a culture of belonging for its Native American students