Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html
- Rousseau v. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, et al. (Habeas Corpus; Personal Jurisdiction)
- L.B. v. United States, et al. (Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Scope of Employment)
- George v. Colville Confederated Tribes, et al. (Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA); Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
- United States v. Haack (Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA); Identity Theft)
- United States v. Young (Peremptory Challenge on the Basis of Race)
- Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al. (Land into Trust; Indian Gaming; Economic Harm)
- Perank, et al. v. United States (Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Loss of Water)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2025.html
- Perry v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Negligence; Ongoing Storm Doctrine)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2025.html
- In re Enbridge Energy to Replace and Relocate Line 5 (Cultural Resources; Michigan Environmental Protection Act)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/119_uslegislation.html
- S.572 - A bill to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, and for other purposes.
- S.630 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to the Quapaw Nation and certain members of the Quapaw Nation in accordance with the recommendation of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes.
- S.632 - A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow Indian Health Service scholarship and loan recipients to fulfill service obligations through half-time clinical practice, and for other purposes.
- S.637 - A bill to amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
- S.640 - A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
- S.642 - A bill to provide compensation to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for the taking without just compensation of land by the United States inside the exterior boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation that were guaranteed to the Community under a treaty signed in 1854, and for other purposes.
- S.643 - A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, and for other purposes.
- S.673 - A bill to amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, and for other purposes.
- S.689 - A bill to approve the settlement of the water right claims of the Tule River Tribe, and for other purposes.
- S.699 - A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs associated with the provision of purchased/referred care services, and for other purposes.
- S.719 - A bill to amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act, and for other purposes.
- S.723 - A bill to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes.
- H.R.1499 - To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, and for other purposes.
- S.Res.83 - A resolution designating February 2025 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "'Olelo Hawai'i Month".
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Appeals Court upholds MPSC permit for Line 5 tunnel project
- ProPublica updates its database of museums’ and universities’ compliance with federal repatriation law
- Utah bill would disenfranchise rural Native residents, critics warn
- Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes defend Yellowstone bison plan in court
- New bill would transfer ownership of Shawnee Indian Mission to Shawnee Tribe
