November 19, 2025

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/19/2025

Federal Courts Bulletin

  • United States v. Hebert (Indian Status; Criminal Jurisdiction)
  • Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Henryetta, City of (State Authority in Indian Country; McGirt v. Oklahoma)
  • Mazur v. Garrison, et al. (Tribal Identification; Tribal Registration Plate)
  • Hokanson v. Juarez, et al. (Vexatious Litigant)
  • Native American Guardian's Association, et al. v. New York State Board of Regents, et al. (Indian Sports Mascots; Lack of Standing)
  • Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. v. United States (Breach of Trust; Arizona-Florida Land Exchange Act)

Tribal Courts Bulletin

  • Kayden Midas Lambert v. Fort Peck Tribes (Tribal Law)
  • Fort Peck Tribes v. Longtree (Tribal Law)

State Courts Bulletin

  • In re C.L. et al. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
  • Orutsararmiut Native Council v. Boyle (Resource Management; Water Rights)

U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin

  • H.R.6067 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people to the universal service principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and high cost areas.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin

  • Rescinding Regulations Regarding Management Systems Pertaining to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Reservation Roads Program (DOT)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin

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  • Child-taking justice and the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative.
  • Corporeal property and the limits of NAGPRA.
  • The other taxation: Tribes, territories, and fiscal autonomy.

News Bulletin

This week, in brief:

  • Tribes file federal suit over state prosecution of hunting, fishing on Tribal land
  • Civil War general becomes first Native American posthumously admitted as a lawyer in the US
  • California State University launches system-wide Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act policy
  • Trump wants to renew hydropower project permitting on reservations without Tribal consent
  • The DOJ took down a report on Indigenous People — mandated by a law Trump signed — to comply with an anti-DEI order

Announcements

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