U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
One petition for certiorari was filed 4/8/26:
- Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States (25-1170) (trust breach; resource management)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- United States v. King (criminal jurisdiction; Major Crimes Act (MCA) - Indian status)
- Comanche Nation v. Ware, et al. (Tribal sovereign immunity; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA))
- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall Reservation v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al. (Tribal property; Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA))
- NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al. (civil rights - discrimination; Section 1981)
- Hackford v. United States Department of Interior, et al. (Tribal membership; disenrollment; Ute Partition Act (UPA))
- Sepulveda v. Payer, et al. (Tribal law; custodial orders)
State Courts Bulletin
- Matter of Welfare of the Children of: L.P. (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Bad men in the bordertown.
- Best practices for the exchange and protection of Tribal public health data: How federal, state, and local governments can honor Tribal data sovereignty.
- Native Hawaiians and environmental stewardship: Reclaiming the ‘āina in the face of a Western system.
- Tribal roots run deep: Robert Miller continues to pioneer Indian law in Oregon, Arizona.
- Turning sugar to alcohol: An originalist critique of implicit divestiture.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- New oil and gas lease sale set for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, amid litigation
- Minnesota Indigenous lawmaker: Boundary Waters vote an 'assault' on Tribal sovereignty
- Nebraska prison rescinds temporary ban on access to outdoor space for Native American religious practices after lawsuit
- Maine casino’s lawsuit may threaten foundation of Indian law in US
- Cherokee chief won’t be allowed to speak on Oklahoma House floor again, chamber leader says
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.
- The Tribal Law Journal invites submissions for volume 26. The journal seeks scholarly, practitioner, and student work addressing legal issues affecting Tribal Nations and their internal justice systems. Visit the Tribal Law Journal's submissions page for more information.
