July 30, 2025

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 7/30/25

Federal Courts Bulletin

  • Colombe, et al. v. United States (Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Duties of Landlord)
  • Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, et al. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA))
  • Gila River Indian Community, et al. v. Schoubroek, et al. (Tribal Water Rights; Subject Matter Jurisdiction)
  • Manzini v. Cypress, et al. (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Tribal Official Immunity; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
  • Walker, et al. v. Burgum, et al. (California Rancheria Act; Judgment Distribution)
  • Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria v. United States Department of the Interior, et al. (Land Into Trust; Tribal Consultation; Intervention)

Tribal Courts Bulletin

  • Citizenship Board of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Rhonda K. Grayson, et al (Tribal Membership)

State Courts Bulletin

  • Native Village of Saint Michael v. State of Alaska, Department of Family & Community Services (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin

  • S.2452 - A bill to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.4596 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the right of members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States and First Nations individuals in Canada to cross the borders of the United States.
  • H.R.4712 - To amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.4722 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require a Federal medical assistance percentage of 100 percent for urban Indian organizations, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.4750 - To extend Federal recognition to the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia, and for other purposes.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin

  • Notice of Proposed Transfer or Reinterment: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, Tulsa, OK (Interior)
  • Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish (Commerce)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin

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  • Arbitrating with Indian Tribes: Separability, Tribal sovereign immunity, and exhaustion of Tribal remedies.
  • Indigenous law: Year in review.
  • Navigating Tribal law research.
  • Unfinished business: Twenty-first century questions posed by ambiguities in the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact and the Law of the River.

News Bulletin

This week, in brief:

  • Lumbee tribe of North Carolina sees politics snarl recognition by Washington
  • 'So much has been taken': Apache women sue to halt land swap for Oak Flat copper mine
  • Native leaders push back on gender-affirming care restrictions for Tribal citizens
  • Muscogee high court rules 1866 treaty requires Freedmen citizenship, strikes ‘by blood’ language
  • Supreme Court blocks rule that blocks Voting Rights Act for now

Announcements

  • The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.