Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html
- Channing, et al. v. Seneca-Cayuga Nation, et al. (Indian Civil Rights Act; Writ of Habeas Corpus; Tribal Exhaustion)
- Calamar Construction Services, Inc. v. Mashpee Wampanoag Village Limited Partnership, et al. (Diversity Jurisdiction; Stateless Party)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Paddlety (Muscogee (Creek) Nation Constitution; Oklahoma's "Stand your Ground" law)
- Sharp v. Sault Tribe Housing Authority (Landlord/Tenant; Eviction)
- Hatch v. Election Commission of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Tribal Election Contest; Jurisdiction; Election Ordinance)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html
- In the matter of V.J.R. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- Hoffman v. Hollow Horn (Fee Land)
U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html
- S.5115 - A bill to support Tribal co-stewardship, restore and protect bison, grizzly bear, and wolf populations, and for other purposes.
- H.R.9695 - To support Tribal co-stewardship, restore and protect bison, grizzly bear, and wolf populations, and for other purposes.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html
- Expanded Burial Benefits (Veterans Affairs)
- Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week, 2024 (Presidential Proclamation)
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
- Finding a pathway.
- Review of law in the 50 states in 2023: ICWA survives and state courts tackle thorny jurisdictional issues.
- Rights of nature: The Indigenous-led movement for sovereignty and a sustainable future.
- Statutes and special interests.
- Subsistence as resistance: Implications of an Alaskan cultural practice to property theory.
- Trial by ambush: The prosecution of Indians in federal court.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Challenge to Antiquities Act threatens wildlife, Indigenous sites, cherished lands
- Oklahoma Supreme Court takes up Indian eviction case
- Announcing an historic data sharing agreement between Census Bureau and Osage Nation
- The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native American name
- Why aren’t Tribal Nations installing more green energy? Blame ‘white tape.’
