U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
One application for injunction was filed 3/14/26:
- Lopez v. United States (25A1008) (religious freedom)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- Perank v. United States (sovereign immunity - discretionary function; water rights)
- Kozlowicz-Gardner v. Ute Tribal Council Members (Tribal sovereign immunity)
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. City of Tulsa, et al. (criminal jurisdiction; law enforcement jurisdiction)
- Arizona Mining Reform Coalition, et al. v. United States Forest Service, et al. (cultural property; Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act)
- In re Ex Parte Search Warrant Application in the Matter of:
Environmental Protection Agency Administrative Inspection on Ute Tribal Land (Tribal property - access permit; Clean Air Act) - Peterson v. Harrah's NC Casino Company, LLC, et al. (civil jurisdiction - necessary party)
- Alegre, et al. v. United States of America, et al. (Tribal membership)
- Wahpekeche v. Pettigrew (reservation diminishment; criminal jurisdiction)
- Myers v. The Tulalip Tribes (Tribal jurisdiction - exhaustion; Indian Civil Rights Act)
State Courts Bulletin
- Matter of L.K. (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
- Matter of S.A.N. (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
- State v. Winckler (jurisdiction)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- S.4053 - A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
- H.R.7954 - To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves (Interior)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
Contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article.
- Federal gatekeeping and hollow sovereignty: A historical statutory analysis of Tribal access to legal representation.
- The need for special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over drug crimes.
- Pursuing restorative justice for the legacy of federal Indian boarding schools.
- Rivers of sovereignty: The EPA’s new water quality standards rule as a potential channel for revitalizing Tribal reserved water rights.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- US transfers sacred Oak Flat site to Resolution Copper, dealing blow to Tribal opponents
- Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining
- Minnesota’s highest court rejects latest challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act
- As violent crimes spike on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, support from the federal government is lacking
- Native Americans could be among the hardest hit by SAVE America Act
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.
