Federal Courts Bulletin
- United States v. Wilkinson (criminal jurisdiction; Tribal consultation)
- National Wildlife Federation, et al. v. National Marine Fisheries Service, et al. (resource management - water rights; fishing rights)
- Osage Nation v. Wood, et al. (taxation - McGirt v. Oklahoma)
- United States v. Brice, et al. (federal criminal jurisdiction)
- Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. and Enbridge Energy, L.P. (resource management; Tribal property - trespass)
- Mathias v. Baldwin (Tribal jurisdiction; custodial agreements)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
- Fort Peck Tribes v. Jennifer Jones (Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA); Tribal law)
- Fort Peck Tribes v. Douglas Grandchamp (Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA); Tribal law)
- Fort Peck Tribes v. Holly Toavs (Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA); Tribal law)
- Fort Peck Tribes v. Harold Ralph Hamilton (Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA); Tribal law)
State Courts Bulletin
- Matter of K.S. (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- S.3945 - A bill to ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies.
- S.3946 - A bill to allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
- H.R.7698 - To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
- H.R.7699 - To ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies.
- H.R.7705 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat Indian Tribal Governments in the same manner as State governments for certain Federal tax purposes, and for other purposes.
- H.R.7710 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to include Indian tribes in the defense community infrastructure program, and for other purposes.
- H.R.7781 - To provide that employees of tribally controlled schools are eligible to receive a pension under the Federal Employees Retirement System and to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.
- S.Res.625 - A resolution designating February 2026 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "Olelo Hawai'i Month".
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- New Mexico and Oklahoma Statewide Tribal Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permit Proposal (EPA)
- Proposed Information Collection Activity; Next Steps for Tribal TANF Research and Data (New Collection) (HHS)
- Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Breaking the cycle: New ideas to solve old problems in Colorado River Tribal water access.
- Correcting Nevada v. Hicks: Recognizing Tribal courts as courts of general subject-matter jurisdiction.
- An equitable high: Indigenous People must have a seat at the table for the future business of psychedelics, how affirmative patent rights can ensure Indigenous inclusion.
- Healing East Hawai‘i: The broken promise of Act 117 and the transformative potential of the pu‘uhonua.
- Indians and citizenship: Territorial birth & parental status in contemporaneous caselaw.
- Reproducing citizenship.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Interior Department fights to dismiss Oklahoma Tribe's Indian boarding school lawsuit
- Trump fast-tracked permitting a Utah uranium mine in record 11 days. Tribes call it a rubber stamp
- Judge orders protective measures for Columbia River salmon after Trump canceled historic deal
- Fort Belknap sues U.S. government over Tribal law enforcement funding
- Tribal voting advocates cite harms in federal election bill
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.
