U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2024-2025update.html
One petition for certiorari was filed on 1/24/25:
- Bibeau v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (24-804) (Federal Taxation of On-Reservation Income)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html
- Temple v. Mercier, et al. (Tribal Exhaustion Doctrine; Livestock Grazing Permits)
- Unkechaug Indian Nation v. Seggos (State Sovereign Immunity; Article VI Debts and Engagements Clause; Supremacy Clause)
- Village of Hobart, WI v. United States Department of The Interior (Land Into Trust; Discovery)
- Chinook Indian Nation, et al. v. Haaland, et al. (Federal Recognition; Attorneys' Fees)
- Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria v. Haaland, et al. (Land Into Trust; National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA))
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2025.html
- Waukegan Potawatomi Casino, LLC v. Illinois Gaming Board (Illinois Gambling Act; Mootness)
- Johnson v. Board of Education for Albuquerque Public Schools (New Mexico Human Rights Act; Religious and Cultural Rights)
- Cherokee Nation v. United States Department of the Interior (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; State Interest)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/119_uslegislation.html
- S.236 - A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.
- S.239 - A bill to take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, and for other purposes.
- S.240 - A bill to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
- S.241 - A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.
- S.254 - A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes.
- S.255 - A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
- H.R.635 - To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.
- H.R.681 - To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.
- H.R.725 - To take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, and for other purposes.
- H.R.726 - To amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
- H.R.741 - To elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, 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
- Arizona v. Navajo Nation: Leaving a trickle of hope for water security on the Navajo reservation.
- Live, work, govern using Diné fundamental law.
- Sovereign immunity: from policy to practice.
- The way back home: the Indian Land Tenure Foundation's survey of tribal land-back projects across the United States.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- The Winnebago Tribe appeals lower court decision; seeks the remains of two Winnebago back from Carlisle Cemetery
- Donald Trump starts federal recognition process for North Carolina Lumbee Tribe
- Alaskans don’t have a right to correct errors on absentee ballots, state judge rules
- "Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court
- Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps
