Federal Courts Bulletin
- Avoyelles Water Commission v. Ward 3 Avoyelles Waterworks District (Tribal jurisdiction - Tribal court removal)
- Cranford, II, et al. v. U. S. Department of the Interior, et al. (Tribal recognition; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA))
- Meilstrup v. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, et al. (Tribal jurisdiction; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA))
- Rockboy v. Charles Mix County, et al. (law enforcement jurisdiction)
- Vipond v. DeGroat, et al. (Tribal jurisdiction - Tribal court exhaustion)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
- Buggy v. Sault Tribe Housing Authority (Tribal law)
State Courts Bulletin
- State of Oklahoma v. Jason Martin Lile (jurisdiction; attorney discipline; conflict of interest)
- In the Matter of: S.A. and J.P., Youths in Need of Care (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- H.R.7396 - Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act / To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
- S.Res.601 - A resolution designating the week beginning February 2, 2026, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
- H.Res.1045 - Calling on the Secretary of Education to work with stakeholders to immediately eliminate race-based Native logos, mascots, and names from State educational institutions, and calling on State educational institutions and national sports franchises to cease the unsanctioned use of such logos, mascots, and names.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Receipt of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe (Interior)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Applying the Indian Commerce Clause to Indian commerce.
- Indigenous nations and international law: Identifying, sources, and applying Indigenous international law.
- Indigenous theories of international law: Reimagining the legal frameworks through a decolonial lens.
- Native Nations, noncitizens, and the Supremacy Clause.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Gwich’in fight to protect caribou from Alaska oil development
- Oregon, Washington and Tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon
- Washoe Tribe Completes historic 10,274-acre land return near Lake Tahoe
- Fixing one byzantine process would return reservation lands to Tribes and improve landscape health
- Feds greenlight $2B renewable energy project on Yakama Nation sacred site
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.
