U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
Two petitions for certiorari were denied:
- Flying T Ranch, Inc. v. Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians (25-987) (Tribal sovereign immunity)
- Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission (25-382) (state taxation in Indian Country)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- Frank's Landing Indian Community, et al. v. Enlow (civil jurisdiction; Tribal sovereign immunity)
- Sepulveda v. Payer, et al. (Tribal law; custodial orders)
- United States of America v. 20,855.90 Acres of Land, et al. (Tribal property - land into trust)
- United States v. Goodlow (criminal jurisdiction - Major Crimes Act (MCA))
- State of Montana, et al. v. Burgum, et al. (treaty rights - standing)
- Harris, et al. v. W6LS, Inc., et al. (Tribal law; civil jurisdiction - arbitation)
- Gastanaga v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Federal recognition; Freedom of Information Act (FOIA))
- Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. United States, et al. (Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA))
- Corrales v. United States of America, et al. (Federal recognition - Tribal leadership dispute)
- Poemoceah v. Swenson (sovereign immunity - qualified immunity)
- Yurok Tribe v. Dowd, et al. (hunting and fishing rights)
- Farrer v. Cornpeach (civil jurisdiction; Tribal sovereign immunity)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
- Carey v. Woodall (Tribal jurisdiction; jurisdiction over non-members; Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- S.4276 - A bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.
- H.R.7957 - Preserve the Traditional Cultural Place Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District Act / To preserve the Traditional Cultural Place of Chi'chil Bildagoteel Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and for other purposes.
- H.R.8092 - To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
- H.R.8188 - To remove certain limitations with respect to road grading under Tribal transportation programs and study the impacts of such removal, and for other purposes.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Reversal of Land Acquisition; Koi Nation of Northern California, Shiloh Site, Sonoma County, California (Interior)
- Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Native American Programs (HHS)
- Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Beyond Tribal exhaustion: Restoring Tribal courts' civil jurisdiction over nonmembers.
- "In my defense, I have none:" Taylor Swift, Indian law, and a re-examination of custom's inapplicability in the United States.
- Taxing Indigenous cultural property.
- The Tribal Energy Act: A necessary step toward the electrification of the Navajo Nation.
- When you're just not "Indian" enough: The erosion of Tribal sovereignty in State v. Nobles and the case for deference to Tribes on questions of Indian status.
- White-collar crime in Indian Country: Teaching and researching familiar issues in a unique context.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- The Buffalo’s return: new partnerships boost Indigenous-led conservation in Tribal lands
- Opinion: Syracuse University men’s lacrosse’s ‘burn the boats’ glorifies Indigenous genocide
- Tribes object as Trump administration moves to reopen Chaco Canyon to drilling
- Tribal Nations urge appeals court to uphold ICWA in Arizona foster care case
- Indian Peaks Band appeals federal approval of Utah water project
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Director of Development, an Annual Giving and Digital Fundraising Manager, and a Law Fellow in the Boulder office and a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancies at our Career Center.
