Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html
- United States v. Smith (Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Pueblo Land Act Amendments of 2005)
- United States v. Murphy (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Due Process)
- Jones, et al. v. United States (Treaty Rights; "Bad Men" Provision)
- Reges v. Cauce, et al. (Public Employee Speech; Land Acknowledgment Statement)
- AQuate II LLC v. Myers (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Employment Agreement)
- Hayes v. Haaland, et al. (Mineral Leases; Administrative Procedures Act (APA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA))
- Navajo Nation, et al. v. United States (Trust Mismanagement; Indian Tucker Act; Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974)
- NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al. (Discrimination; Counterclaims)
- Kanam, et al. v. Haaland, et al. (Federal Recognition; Tribal Court Judgment)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html
- In re D.M. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- In the Matter of: J.O. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- H.A. v. Superior Court of San Joaquin County (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- In re Peters/Brinton/Mathews, In re N. Brinton (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon v. Deschutes County (Fishing Rights)
U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html
- S.4273 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to enhance the longevity, dignity, empowerment, and respect of older individuals who are Native Americans, and for other purposes.
- S.Res.674 - A resolution designating May 5, 2024, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls".
- H.Con.Res.107 - Designating Northwest Coast Art as a rare and valuable national treasure.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html
- Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects (Interior)
- Planning (USDA)
- Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2024 (Office of the President)
- Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
- Water Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions To Protect Tribal Reserved Rights (EPA)
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
- Consequences of The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act on arbitrability: A comment on Seneca Nation of Indians v. New York.
- Denezpi v. United States: Tribal self-determination, safety, and the necessary role of the dual-sovereignty doctrine.
- The dependency taboo: Protecting human rights against the Tribal sovereignty claim.
- The Indian Child Welfare Act, political classification of “Indians,” and preservation of Tribal sovereignty: Children, the most precious resource.
- A note on Navajo Nation v. Urban Outfitters, Inc.
- Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: Oklahoma’s latest power grab and its implications for Native women in a post-Roe world.
- Removing the stain without undermining military awards: Revoking medals earned at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890.
- The split from precedent: An analysis of the negative impact Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta will have in Indian Country.
- Status to be determined: Analyzing Indian status within the General Crimes Act in a post-Castro-Huerta landscape.
- Unequal land: Towards full recognition of Indigenous people’s religious rights.
- Unprincipled preemption: Why the Supreme Court was wrong in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta to abandon exclusive federal jurisdiction over crimes by non-Indians against Indians in Indian Country.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Tribes, National Congress of American Indians oppose Montana's TikTok ban on grounds of sovereignty
- North Dakota changes course on Tribal redistricting case, asks US Supreme Court to rule
- MMIW awareness: a day to remember centuries of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
- The Boldt Decision and where the rule of law held
- Undamming the Klamath
