U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
One petition for certiorari was filed on 9/2/25:
- Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe (25-253) (Voting Rights Act)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- New Mexico Trappers Association, et al. v. Torrez, et al. (Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act; Equal Protection; Ripe for Review)
- United States v. Hatley (General Crimes Act; Indian Status)
- Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, et al. (Treaty Fishing Rights; Usual and Accustomed)
- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, et al. v. Teck Cominco Metals Ltd (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); Lost Use of Natural Resources)
- Baltas, et al. v. Chapdelaine, et al. (Qualified Immunity; Free Exercise; Native American Religion)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- S.2735 - A bill 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.
- H.R.5144 - Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County, Virginia, Federal Recognition Act / To extend Federal recognition to the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County, Virginia, and for other purposes.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Revising Residency Requirements for the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program (HUD)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Arizona v. Navajo Nation's impact on the United States - Indian trust framework.
- Indigenous Peoples, private law, and climate change.
- The medical expense deduction: Physicians, medicine men, and spirituality.
- Rights of nature: Fact and fiction.
- The selling of our sisters: Trafficking Native women and girls in the United States.
- WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Traditional Knowledge: Promoting transparency and inclusivity in the patent system.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Army cemeteries to repatriate Native American remains from Carlisle
- Navajo Nation Council considers new legislation to increase investments in Tribal education
- New York settles decades-long land dispute with Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, restoring land to group
- Raising voices for incarcerated Native Peoples and defending Indigenous traditions
- Native American voters bring Voting Rights Act case to the Supreme Court
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.
