Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html
- Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Morse, et al. (Civil Jurisdiction; Article III Standing)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2025.html
- Spirit v. Fort Peck Tribes (Indian Civil Rights Act; Confrontation; Due Process)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2025.html
- In the Matter of the Guardianship of K.D.B. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/119_uslegislation.html
- S.443 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian tribal governments to directly request fire management assistance declarations and grants, and for other purposes.
- H.R.1010 - To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other purposes.
- S.Res.60 - An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- H.Res.97 - Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning February 3, 2025, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week."
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2025.html
- Presidential Memorandum; Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (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
- Abdication of power: Arizona v. Navajo Nation and judicial refusal to enforce the federal trust relationship.
- Beyond statutory tango: Native American Tribe's access to bankruptcy relief after Lac Du Flambeau.
- The erosion of trust: Arizona v. Navajo, climate change, and the potential abrogation of tribal water rights.
- Green and proud: Protecting the Antiquities Act as a means of fighting climate change and promoting American patriotism.
- Indigenizing legal republicanism.
- Native reproductive self-determination.
- Opportunities for reconciliation: The legal history of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation and the Chippewa National Forest.
- The parallels in the repatriation of cultural property: How the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act provides a framework for a more effective Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act.
- Teaching at the intersection of federal Indian law and environmental law courses.
- Where do we go from here? Navajo Nation's fight for water.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Amid wave of executive orders, Native communities worry about ‘collateral damage’ to U.S. treaty obligations
- Billy Kirkland (Navajo) nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs by Trump
- ‘Our data is our stories’ | Q+A: Abigail Echo-Hawk on data sovereignty
- Arizona Republicans lose bid to block Grand Canyon monument protections
- Native Americans and immigration enforcement - know your rights
