August 28, 2024

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