U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2024-2025update.html
One petition for certiorari was denied 3/3/25:
- Bibeau v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (24-804) (Federal Income Tax)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html
- United States, et al. v. Osage Wind, LLC, et al. (Trespass; Damages; Stay Judgment Pending Appeal)
- Parrotta v. Island Resort and Casino (Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2025.html
- Johnson v. Lozeau (Child Custody; Ex Parte Interviews; Mediation)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2025.html
- Pateras v. Armenta (Indian General Welfare Benefits; Child Support)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/119_uslegislation.html
- S.748 - A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.
- S.757 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs.
- S.761 - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025 / A bill to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
- S.785 - A bill to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era Veterans Land Allotment Program.
- H.R.474 - Lumbee Fairness Act / To amend the Lumbee Act of 1956.
- H.R.619 - Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation Federal Recognition Act / To extend Federal recognition to the Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation, and for other purposes.
- H.R.1647 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative.
- H.R.1723 - To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2025.html
- Notice of Intended Disinterment From Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery (DoD)
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
- Barriers and opportunities in reporting impaired-driving data from Indian Country.
- “Plants don’t have a culture to appropriate”: Accounting for accusations of cultural appropriation of peyote ceremonies.
- Prescribed burns: The traditional cure for a modern problem.
- Sovereign lands.
- Tradition is a trap.
- We know about the right to bear arms, but what about the rights of Bears Ears.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- What cuts to the federal government mean for Native American communities
- University of California Native Americans demand action against scholars claiming Indigenous roots without proof
- Colorado recognizes data sovereignty for Tribes
- ‘Rights of nature’ laws take root in the West
- Pushing for their say: Tribes supporting bill to create Indigenous-language compact schools
