Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html
- Bessios v. Pueblo of Pojoaque, et al. (Federal Question; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)
- Cooper v. Forest County Potawatomi Hotel & Casino (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
- Ransom v. GreatPlains Finance, LLC, et al. (Motion for Reconsideration; Full Tribal Management; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
- Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro, LLC, et al. (Stay Pending Appeal; Public Interest)
- Martin v. Gourneau, et al. (Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Bivens Claim)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html
- Brown v. Office of Director of Regulation (Gaming License; Conduct Posing a Threat)
- Duong v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Negligence)
- Thornton v. Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (Board of Review; Tribal Healing Time)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html
- In the Matter of: M.R., S.R., E.R., and N.R. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html
- S.4180 - A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to allow for brownfield revitalization funding eligibility for Alaska Native Tribes, and for other purposes.
Passed legislation:
- Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023 / A bill to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, and for other purposes. - became Public Law No: 118-48 on 4/19/2024.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html
- Minority Business Development Agency's Request for Public Comment and Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings (Commerce)
- Alaska Native Claims Selection (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
- Access or sovereignty.
- Article IV and Indian Tribes.
- A blueprint for restorative criminal justice in the United States: Three non-traditional systems coming together.
- Equity for American Indian families.
- The impossibility of settler colonialism and its influence on the Supreme Court.
- No dice: Sports betting in California.
- Preserving sacred ground: Valuing culture in compensation for Indigenous Peoples.
- Relational river: Arizona v. Navajo Nation & the Colorado
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Army seeks extension in lawsuit over return of Native childrens’ remains
- Native American Rights Fund gets $100K for Tribal eco-stewardship legal support
- Illinois now home to federally recognized Tribal nation in historic Department of Interior decision
- At UN, Indigenous leaders fight for application of rights
- Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps
