U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
One petition for certiorari was filed on 8/8/25:
- Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Michigan (25-165) (Treaty Fishing Rights)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- United States, et al. v. The State of Alaska, et al. (Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Katie John) Trilogy
- Hill, et al. v. United States Department of Interior, et al. (Water Rights Settlement; Allottee Water Rights)
- Unnamed Mother v. United States (Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Coordination with Tribal Law Enforcement)
- Lopez, et al. v. United States, et al. (Religious Freedom; Free Exercise; Injuntion Pending Appeal)
- California v. Del Rosa, et al. (Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act); Sanctions)
- Welsh, et al. v. Loudbear, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
- San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service, et al. Arizona Mining Reform Coalition, et al. v. United States Forest Service, et al. (Land Exchange; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Preliminary Injunction)
- Birdbear et al. v. United States (Trust Relationship; Mineral Leasing)
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. Kennedy, et al. (Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA); Contract Support Costs)
- Perez v. City of San Antonio (Preliminary Injunction; Likelihood of Success)
- Eggers v. Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations, et al. (Employment Discrimination; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
- Channing, et al. v. Seneca-Cayuga Nation, et al. (Administrative Procedures Act; Secretarial Election)
- Ultraclean Fuel (Transmix), LLC v. LDC Energy, LLC (Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies)
- Nansemond Indian Nation, et al. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, et al. (Tribal Health Program Compensation; Immunity)
- Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. Ure, et al. (Sale of Trust Lands; Civil Rights Acts; Sovereign Immunity)
- United States v. Town of Lac du Flambeau, et al. (Right-of-Way Easement; Administrative Procedures Act)
State Courts Bulletin
- Matter of T.A.G. (Indian Child Welfare Act; Tribal Jurisdiction)
- In re Disciplinary Action Against Martins (Tribal Jurisdiction)
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Tribal Consultation for SBA's Office of Capital Access and Access to All Agency Financial Assistance, Contracting, Business Counseling and Technical Assistance Programs, Identifying Issues and Best Practices (SBA)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Against judicial generalists.
- Assimilation, continued: Mitigating Castro-Huerta in the context of Tribal air pollution regulation.
- Charitable donations: NAGPRA regulations prompt valuation questions for repatriated Native American cultural objects.
- Judicial imperialism: The Supreme Court’s assault on Tribal sovereignty and the rule of law.
- Mining association position statement on Indigenous Peoples: Respect for their rights advanced, with some shortcomings.
- The North American gap ungulates must migrate physically and legally: Elk as a case study.
- The right to protest in Indian Country.
- Tribes in the text: How state constitutions structure governmental relationships with Native Tribes.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Appeals court blocks Oak Flat land swap, giving copper mine opponents a late reprieve
- Tribes, NARF join legal fight to protect Chuckwalla National Monument
- Public hearings kick off over disputed Enbridge Line 5 reroute
- Lawsuit filed: county must update voting map so Chippewa Cree votes also count
- Some Oklahoma towns still ticket Tribal citizens, in violation of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.
