December 3, 2025

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 12/3/2025

Federal Courts Bulletin

  • Village of Hobart, Wisconsin v. United States Department of The Interior, et al. (Fee to Trust; Administrative Procedure Act (APA))

State Courts Bulletin

  • Columbia Riverkeeper v. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (Fishing Rights)

U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin

  • H.R.6206 - To protect the confidentiality of culturally sensitive information.
  • H.R.6343 - To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend education grant programs for Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and for other purposes.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin

  • Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund (CHEF) Threshold (HHS)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin

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  • A comparison of inadequate doctrines: The Canadian “honour of the Crown” and the U.S. federal trust responsibility.
  • “My museum’s reluctant undertakers”: Repatriation after the 2023 NAGPRA rule.
  • Re-imagine paradise: The impacts of the illegal annexation of Hawai'i & tourism on Native Hawaiians.
  • West Flagler and the future of sports betting: Navigating Tribal sovereignty and the need for consumer protection in a growing market.

News Bulletin

This week, in brief:

  • Oklahoma asks SCOTUS to ignore Muscogee citizen tax dispute or 'revisit McGirt' ruling
  • Leger Fernández introduces bill to protect sacred Tribal sites, cultural items, & practices from public disclosure
  • Hawaiʻi Island chosen to host prestigious international Indigenous conference in 2028
  • Indigenous actor Elaine Miles says ICE called her Tribal ID ‘fake’
  • ‘An honor and such a blessing’: People come together to mourn and learn from beached whale in Oregon

Announcements

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