U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
One petition for certiorari was filed 7/20/26:
- J.R. Simplot Company, LLC v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation (26-109) (Federal Land Policy and Management Act)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- Guidiville Rancheria of California v. Ginsburg, et al. (waiver of sovereign immunity)
- State of Alaska v. Newland, et al. (Tribal property; Administrative Procedure Act (APA))
State Courts Bulletin
- Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. D.D. (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
- In re W.A. (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Receipt of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe (Interior)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
Contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article.
- The absent floor: The Dietary ACE, nutritional substrate suppression, and the population attributable cost of healing capacity failure in high-ACE Alaska Native communities.
- Bison management in the U.S.: You're right to be confused.
- Chapter I: Indigenous law.
- Keystone people: Indigenous treaty rights and the reconsideration of Yellowstone National Park.
- Violence against Indigenous women: How a jurisdictional maze is hindering criminal prosecution and preventing justice.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Montana agrees to accountability for Indigenous education
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signs executive order banning nonferrous mining near Boundary Waters
- California Tribal leaders rally at state capitol for religious freedom protections
- Some rural Alaska polling stations opened late on election day, a sign of continuing problems
- Tribes push back on federal plan for Colorado River water cuts
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund has partnered with ZRG Aspen Leadership Group in the search for a Chief Operating Officer. You may view the position prospectus or submit an application at Aspen Leadership Group's website.
