Federal Courts Bulletin
- Yurok Tribe, et al. v. Klamath Water Users Association, et al. (resource management; Endangered Species Act (ESA))
- Round Valley Indian Tribes, et al. v. Kendall, et al. (criminal jurisdiction; Tribal sovereignty)
- National Parks Conservation Association, et al. v. United States Department of the Interior, et al. (National Park Service Organic Act; Administrative Procedure Act)
- United States v. The State of Alaska, et al. (hunting and fishing rights; sovereign immunity)
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Free, et al. (hunting and fishing rights; law enforcement jurisdiction)
- The Cherokee Nation v. Free, et al. (hunting and fishing rights; law enforcement jurisdiction)
- Frank's Landing Indian Community, et al. v. Enlow (civil jurisdiction; Tribal sovereign immunity)
- Taylor v. Niswi LC, et al. (Tribal law; civil jurisdiction - arbitration)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
- In the matter of MB and EB (jurisdiction over non-members, Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
State Courts Bulletin
- Ruby C. v. Department of Family & Community Services (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- S.4731 - A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to establish subaccounts in the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund, and for other purposes.
- S.4779 - A bill to support nutrition, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and innovation, and indigenous self-determination, and for other purposes.
- S.4785 - A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Tribal organizations to carry out the food distribution program on Indian reservations, and for other purposes.
- H.R.9250 - To modernize and maintain the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
Passed legislation:
- ARTIST Act / Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act / A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes became Public Law No: 119-99 on 6/12/2026.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Reforms To Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms (U.S. Small Business Administration)
- Statutory Suspensions and Regulatory and Administrative Requirement Flexibilities Available to Native American Programs During CY 2026 To Assist Tribal Grantees With Recovery and Relief Efforts on Behalf of Families Affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters (Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing (PIH), HUD)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Bad men in the bordertown: Confronting police violence against Native Americans with the bad men treaty clauses.
- Beyond race: The political classification of Native Americans and the future of affirmative action.
- Compensation for Indigenous language loss.
- Coordinated sovereignty: Federal tools for resolving state-Tribe conflict.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Senator Mike Lee’s fast-track attempt to scrap Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument’s management plan has failed
- South Dakota Tribes revoice claim to Black Hills through joint resolution
- Department of Defense removes Native American Religion distinction, groups as ‘other’
- Federal officials say drastic proposed changes to a contracting program won’t affect Tribes and Native corporations
- Water agencies, Tribes and conservation groups defend “two-basin solution” amid federal meetings on Potter Valley Project
