Indian Law Bulletins Updated 8/28/2024

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

• Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland, et al. (Historic Properties; Water Rights; Preliminary Injunction)
• NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al. (Native American Organization)
• Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. Department of Army, et al. (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); Carlisle Indian School)
• Danderson v. Page, et al. (Habeas Corpus; Tribal Court; Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies)
• United States v. King (Major Crimes Act; Tribal Court)
• Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians v. California, et al. (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Good Faith Negotiation)

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

• Leahy v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Defective Condition; Actual Notice)
• Campos, et al. v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Cherokee Code)
• Wilson v. Harris (Landlord/Tenant; Eviction)
• Wright, et al. v. Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, et al. (Judicial Recusal; Premature Motion)

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

• In the Matter of the Guardianship of: A.K. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• Irwin v. State (Jurisdiction)
• Torgerson v. Torgerson (Civil Jurisdiction; Jurisdiction Over Non-members)

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

• Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records (Interior)
• Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan (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

• The effect of historical tribal policy and property rights on environmental regulation.
• Finally! WIPO treaty on disclosure of origin or source of genetic resources & associated traditional knowledge in patent applications.
• Is there a tribal right to sports betting? The Southern Ute Indian Tribe says yes.
• On Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe.
• Preempting colonialism: The constitutional & structural dimensions of federal Indian law preemption.

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

This week, in brief:

• Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that Tribe says is threat to sacred lands
• Alaska appeals federal court ruling that was a step toward new ‘Indian Country’ here
• Potawatomi Tribe becomes first in Wisconsin to win self-governance in transportation needs
• Secrecy and data issues impede progress on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
• Several Mountain West states now allow Tribes to register eligible voters automatically

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 8/21/2024

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

• NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al. (Summary Judgment; Discrimination; Class Action)
• Hinton v. Cherokee Nation, et al. (Cherokee Freedmen; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
• Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe v. United States (Breach of Trust; Fort Laramie Treaty)
• Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (Tribal Contract Health; Discovery)

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

• Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. Johnson (Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction)

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

• In re Dezi C. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• In re Kenneth D. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html

• H.R.9371 - To take certain lands in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and for other purposes.
• H.R.9372 - To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes.

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

• Ballot collection and Native American voters: An assessment of benefits and costs.
• Battle in the digital sphere: The repatriation of digitized Native American cultural properties.
• Beyond #landback: The Osage Nation's strategic relations.
• Dual taxation.
• Haaland v. Brackeen — A window into presenting tribal cases to the court.
• Haaland v. Brackeen and Mancari: On history, taking children, and the right-wing assault on Indigenous sovereignty.
• Interrogating Haaland v. Brackeen: Family regulation, constitutional power, and tribal resilience: The Connecticut Law Review symposium.
• Nondelegation and Native Nations.
• The original meaning of commerce in the Indian Commerce Clause.
• The statutory influence of tribal lay advocates.

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

This week, in brief:

• Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline
• Three CT Tribes rejected by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs 20 years ago could get recognized
• Drawing on her past, a Hopi adoptee champions the rights of Indigenous families
• Hualapai Tribe sues feds over lithium mining project near sacred spring
• Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation asks federal court to resolve jurisdiction dispute with sheriff

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 08/14/2024

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

• Garrett v. Sycuan Casino (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
• California Valley Miwok Tribe, et al. v. Haaland, et al. (Federal Recognition; Tribal Membership)
• Unite Here v. Wilton Rancheria (Labor Relations; Arbitration; Ripeness)
• Economic Development Authority of the Fort Sill Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache Tribe v. The Business Committee of the Fort Sill Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache Tribe, et al. (Temporary Restraining Order; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Tribal Law)

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

• In re N.J. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• State in Interest of K.B. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

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

• Tribe or Tribal Organization Sponsor Option for Watershed Projects (Agriculture)
• Notice of Reestablishment of the Charter of the Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women (Justice)
• Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects (Interior)
• Announcement of the Delegation of Partial Administrative Authority for the Southern Ute Indian Reservation to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe for Implementation of the Clean Air Act Federal Minor New Source Review Program in Indian Country and the Indian Country Minor Source Oil and Gas Federal Implementation Plan (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

• Equity along the Yellowstone.
• Native Nations' autonomy in the modern era.
• New York tribal courts of civil jurisdiction in divorce and family law matters.
• Ombuds programs: how alternative dispute resolution improves the lives of Native long-term care residents.
• Poking a sleeping bear: Cultural landscapes in the 1906 Antiquities Act.
• Quantifying Winters rights.
• Sovereignty and dependence in the American empire: Native Nations, territories, and overseas colonies.
• Trust the process: Interior promises final rule will streamline tribal trust land acquisitions.

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

This week, in brief:

• Proposed changes to Indigenous education standards available for public comment
• Tribe sues interior department over approval of Arizona lithium project
• National Park Service awards $3 million to aid return of Native American remains, sacred objects
• Mississippi returns Indigenous remains, artifacts to Chickasaws
• New electronic evidence bill could help tribal courts bring justice to MMIP crisis

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 8/7/2024

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

• HCI Distribution, Inc. v. Peterson, et al. (Indian Commerce Clause; Tobacco Product Regulations; Taxation)
• Wright v. Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Human Services (Writ of Habeas Corpus; Child Custody; Tribal Exhaustion)

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

• Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. County of San Benito, Henry Ruhnke et al., Amah Mutsun Tribal Band (California Environmental Quality Act; Cultural Resources/Property)

U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html

• S.4869 - A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
• S.4886 - A bill to amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act to modify the program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native culture and arts development, and for other purposes.
• S.4950 - A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regarding Native American programs.
• H.R.9271 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program for telehealth services furnished by Indian health programs.
• H.R.9310 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Tribal courts and law enforcement with more tools to combat the opioid epidemic.

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

• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Temporary Closure and Restriction Orders (Interior)
• 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

• Arizona doubles down on dual taxation.
• Indigenous knowledge as federal policy.
• Landback and the case for land restitution: How the South African Land Claims Court and Restitution Programme can inform the return of Indigenous land in the United States.
• New threats to sacred sites and religious property.
• Revisiting American Indian treaty rights in Arizona.
• Students for Fair Admissions and Indian college admissions.
• Three statutes Tribes can consider adopting to promote economic development and exercise sovereignty.
• Tribal co-management in the Biden Administration: Affirming a commitment to honor tribal voices on ceded lands.

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

This week, in brief:

• Extension to file claim: Important information on sexual abuse claims re: Franciscan Friars of California
• Indigenous geography could change how we relate to the Earth
• First Indigenous female U.S. governor will take power if Harris wins
• National monument proposed at site of 3 Native American massacres in Nevada
• Uranium trucking to Utah across the Navajo Nation halts under deal brokered by Arizona governor