Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html
- Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al. (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Lease Cancellation; Legal Error)
- Roemen, et al. v. United States, et al. (Federal Tort Claims Act; Tribal Office; 638 Contract)
- R.D. Offutt Farms Co. v. White Earth Division of Natural Resources, et al. (Tribal Water Regulation; Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Mootness)
- Kauth v. Manuel (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Defendant)
- Village of Dot Lake v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al. (Administrative Procedure Act; Tribal Consulation Policy)
- Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians v. Garland, et al. (Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act); State Taxes)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2025.html
- In re Pabami (Tribal Court Rule Violation; Broadcasting in Court)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2025.html
- MÄlama Kakanilua v. Board of Land and Natural Resources and Archaeological Services Hawaii LLC (Cultural Resources/Property)
- In re H.M. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/119_uslegislation.html
- H.R.2252 - To authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.
- H.R.2302 - To take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, 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
- Between empire and state: Haudenosaunee sovereignty at the League of Nations.
- Courts of Indian Offenses, courts of Indian resistance.
- David Getches: A jurist at the service of the Indigenous cause.
- Disenrollment as citizenship revocation: Promoting tribal sovereignty by embracing international norms.
- A horse named “stream depletion theory”: The history and negotiation of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact.
- The Indian Child Welfare Act, exclusive jurisdiction, and the implicit membership requirement in 25 U.S.C. § 1911(A).
- A tribal-state water compact? Exploring tribal and state sovereign authority, with congressional consent, to quantify tribal water claims.
- Water rights and regional equity: the Animas-La Plata Project and its implications for tribal sovereignty in Southwest Colorado.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Tribal Nations in Michigan withdraw from Line 5 tunnel project discussions
- Billy Frank Jr. statue brings modern representation to U.S. Capitol
- How the Klamath dams came down
- New Mexico Governor signs bill protecting students’ right to wear regalia
- Tribal Nations back Swinomish in legal battle against BNSF Railway Co.
