National Indian Law Library : Indian Law Bulletins Updated 2/28/24

February 28, 2024

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. (Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA))
Mallard v. Howard and Rop (Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA))
Bitsuie v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Navajo and Hopi Indian Land Settlement Act of 1974; Administrative Procedure Act)
United States v. Anderson (Criminal; Disqualification of Prosecutor)
Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro, LLC, et al. (Ripeness)
Garren v. Dzurenda, et al. (Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA))
The Sovereign Natchez Nation, et al. v. Riverside County Department of Social Services-Children Protective Services, et al. (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); Federal Recognition)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html

Colorado River Indian Tribes v. Alliant Insurance Services, et al. (Motion to Dismiss Order Appealability)
Mazzetti, et al. v. Kolb, et al. (Enrollment; Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Exhaust Administrative Remedies)
Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Drake (Withdraw Plea; Manifest Injustice)
Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Wilson (Criminal Jurisdiction; Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022)
Campos v. The People of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sentencing)
The People of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Gipson (Sentencing)
Perrault v. GTB Housing (Eviction)
O'Campo v. Twyman and Colorado River Indian Tribes (Eviction; Trust Land)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html

S.3802 - A bill to make additional Federal public land available for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, and for other purposes.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

Statement of Findings: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation Water Rights Settlement (Interior)
Indian Child Welfare Act; Designated Tribal Agents for Service of Notice (Interior)
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Tribal Child Support Enforcement Direct Funding Requests: (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0218) (HHS)
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Family Violence Prevention and Services Grants to States; Native American Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages; and State Domestic Violence Coalitions (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0280) (HHS)
Reservation Economic Summit (RES) Tribal Consultation Notice (HHS)
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-Subpart B; Federal Subsistence Board Membership (Interior)
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (HHS)

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

Getting the green light: Renewable energy as an internal Tribal matter.
Missing the mark: How legislative adjustments to the disparagement clause could promote the revocation of trademarks for professional sporting teams referencing Native American culture.
Separate, sovereign, and subjugated: Native citizenship and the 1790 Trade and Intercourse Act.
A tangled web of jurisdiction: Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta and the future of justice on the reservation.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

How Ute Tribes in Colorado resisted U.S. boarding schools
Northwest Tribes, Washington and Oregon sign Columbia River salmon agreement at the White House
Members, allies of Mohawk Nation protest land settlement talks in downtown Syracuse
Native American Tribes gain new authority to stop unwanted hydropower projects
South Dakota committee advances bill to enhance Native American voting rights