U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
One petition for certiorari was filed on 9/15/2025:
- Alaska v. United States (25-320) (Fishing Regulation; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act)
One petition for certiorari was filed on 9/12/2025:
- Chinook Indian Nation v. Burgum (25-313) (Federal Recognition)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- Walden v. The City of Duncan, Oklahoma, et al. (Section 1983; Under Color of Tribal Law)
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, et al. v. Mundahl, et al. (Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA))
- Osage Nation v. United States Department of Interior, et al. (Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA); Sovereign Immunity)
State Courts Bulletin
- In re Application of Enbridge Energy to Replace and Relocate Line 5 (Cultural Resources; Michigan Environmental Protection Act)
- Akana v. Hawai'i State Ethics Commission (Jurisdiction; Hawai‘i State Ethics Code)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- S.2832 - A bill to establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
- S.2871 - A bill to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe, and for other purposes.
- H.R.5488 - To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to extend funding for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians.
- H.R.5515 - To amend the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Withdrawal of Notices Inviting Applications (NIA) and Cancellation of the Competitions for the Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Part A (ANNH Part A), Strengthening Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Part A (AANAPISI Part A), Strengthening Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions Part A (NASNTI Part A) and Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions programs (DHSI) (Education)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Collaborative management of Bears Ears National Monument: Perspectives from the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition.
- From the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the Paris Agreement: Embedding Indigenous human rights in international environmental governance.
- Leveraging the federal trust responsibility to safeguard net neutrality on Tribal lands.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Michigan Supreme Court to hear Line 5 permit appeals
- Alaska wants U.S. Supreme Court to hear battle over salmon
- North Dakota releases first updated Tribal textbook; more on the way
- Native groups file Supreme Court brief supporting rights of incarcerated Indigenous People
- Alaska Republicans push for federal study of ranked choice voting
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.
