September 4, 2024

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 9/4/2024

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

  • Erwine v. United States, et al. (Stay Discovery; Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Employees)
  • LaBatte v. Gangle, et al. (Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA))
  • Perez v. City of San Antonio (Free Exercise Clause; Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA); Texas Constitution)
  • United States, et al. v. State of Washington, et al. (Subproceeding; Stillaguamish Tribe; Treaty Fishing Rights)
  • Great American Life Insurance Company v. Secretary, United States Department of the Interior (Transfer of Venue; Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program)

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

  • In Re: Guardianship of J.A.A., JR. and S.A. (Indian Child Welfare; Tribal Code)
  • Tarabochia and Tarabochia v. Quinault Indian Nation, et al. (Interlocutory Appeal)

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

  • Anton K. v. State of Alaska (Indian Child Welfare Act)
  • In re Dependency of A.H. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
  • Barkus v. State (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Tribal Membership)
  • Fort Klamath Critical Habitat Landowners, Inc. v. Woodcock (Water Rights)

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

  • Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (Office of Management and Budget#: 0970-0409) (HHS)
  • Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund (HHS)
  • Public Land Order No. 7947; Rescission of Public Land Order Nos. 7899, 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903; Alaska (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

  • Dissenting opinion?
  • Environmental justice is a civil rights issue.
  • Introduction to Johnson v. M'Intosh.
  • Nakomidizo: An Anishinaabe law response to two-hundred years of Johnson v. M’Intosh and the doctrines of discovery and implicit divesture.
  • Rebalancing Winters: Indigenous water rights and climate change in the Western United States.
  • Stephen C. v. Bureau of Indian Education: Reinvigorating the federal right to education for Indian children.
  • Understanding recent changes to the Bureau of Indian Affairs fee-to-trust regulations.

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

This week, in brief:

  • Obscure government agency at center of Carlisle repatriation dispute
  • California Senate passes Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act
  • Navajo Nation strengthens tribal law on radiation transport on lands
  • SCOTUS ruling on citizenship proof for new voters has an outsized impact for Native voters
  • What tribal leaders think about Interior’s dams report