U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2024-2025update.html
One petition for certiorari was filed 3/3/25:
- South Point Energy Center v. Arizona Department of Revenue (24-952) (State and Local Taxation)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html
- United States v. Michigan, et al. (Great Lakes Fisheries Management; Treaty Rights; Amicus Party)
- North Metro Harness Initiative LLC v. Beattie, et al. (Tribal Gaming; Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
- Association of Village Council Presidents, et al. v. National Marine Fisheries Service, et al. (Federal Management of Fisheries; Administrative Procedure Act (APA))
- Canadian St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians, et al. v. New York, et al. (Motion to Intervene)
- Vipond v. DeGroat, et al. (Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies)
- United States, et al. v. State of Washington, et al. (Treaty Fishing Rights; Usual and Accustomed Fishing Places; Marine Waters)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2025.html
- Marvin Keith Stitt v. The City of Tulsa (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- In re J.F. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/119_uslegislation.html
- S.870 - A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to enhance the longevity, dignity, empowerment, and respect of older individuals who are Native Americans, and for other purposes.
- S.953 - A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes.
- H.R.504 - Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act / 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.
- H.R.2025 - To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, 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
- Actualizing Indigenous data sovereignty through tribal self-governance.
- The amplified federal obligation: Why Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization amplifies the federal government’s obligation to provide comprehensive reproductive health care in Native American communities.
- Benefit corporation - A tool for economic development and fostering sovereignty in tribal business structures.
- How poor is poor enough? How jurisdictional differences in implementing the right to counsel affect indigent Native Americans.
- Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta - Using sentencing inequities to address the Oliphant in the room.
- A tribal court blueprint for the Choctaw Freedmen: Effect of Cherokee Nation v. Nash.
- Tribal eminent domain: Sovereignty gaps and policy solutions.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Tribes, Native American students file lawsuit over Bureau of Indian Education firings
- The case for returning U.S. public lands to Indigenous People
- Gov. Stitt's brother loses appeal of $250 speeding ticket in McGirt-related case
- Native groups urge equal teatment for Tribal Nations in U.S. appellate courts
- Senate committee advances ten bills to strengthen tribal water rights and infrastructure
