U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
One petition for certiorari was filed 1/9/26:
- Martorello v. Williams (25-829) (Tribal sovereign lending)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- United States, et al. v. Ballard (Indian Country; criminal jurisdiction)
- United States, et al. v. Iski (Indian Country; criminal jurisdiction)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Waddle (Tribal law - sentencing)
- Peevyhouse v. Muscogee (Creek) Nation (Tribal law - refiling charges)
- In re the disenrollment appeal of Selvidge-Brownfield (disenrollment)
State Courts Bulletin
- In re Bella L. (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- H.R.7065 - Seneca Nation Law Enforcement Efficiency Act / To nullify the applicability of the Act of July 2, 1948, with respect to the reservations of the Seneca Nation of Indians in New York.
- S.Res.585 - A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Filing of Survey Plats: Alaska (Interior)
- Tribal General Welfare Benefits; Correction (Treasury)
- Updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations (EPA)
- Tribal Consultation on Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule (HHS)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Advancing the rights of nature: Lessons from Sauk-Suiattle v. City of Seattle.
- Beyond ICWA: Within family court systems, mixed Indigenous families confront ongoing jurisdictional violence.
- Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
- The corpus juris of (Alaska Native) inherent Tribal sovereignty.
- Expansion of federal benefits to non-Native adopted children.
- Indigenous law is real law: Ending erasure through legal reform and recognition.
- Legal history: The curious case of the disappearing unceded Lakota territories.
- Moving forward from Brackeen and solutions for the greater efficacy of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
- Native history is United States history: How United States history censorship leads to passive acceptance of racial discrimination and furthers the decline of Tribal sovereignty.
- The Tribal rules of evidence.
- U.N.masking American exceptionalism: How international frameworks can inform American Indian policy.
- Workers’ compensation codes in American Indian* Tribal Nations.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Wisconsin Tribes oppose ending protections for roadless areas on national forests
- Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected State of Alaska's bid to reopen subsistence debate, what's next?
- Lawsuit between MHA Nation, North Dakota over mineral rights headed for trial
- Native American designation now available on Arizona driver licenses and IDs
- NARF condemns ICE actions, says Native Americans unlawfully detained
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.
