U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
One petition for certiorari was filed 7/24/26:
- Teck Metals Ltd. v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (26-130) (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); cultural resources)
The Tribal Supreme Court Project published an Update Memorandum on August 1, 2026.
Federal Courts Bulletin
- United States v. Beard (criminal jurisdiction - Indian status)
- Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. United States, et al. (Tribal property; reservation diminishment)
- Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., et al. (resource management; Tribal property - trespass)
- Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. United States Department of Interior, et al. (water rights; Administrative Procedure Act (APA))
- Bayles, et al. v. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, et al. (Tribal sovereign immunity; Tribal jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA))
State Courts Bulletin
- Michael Hornbostel v. Town of Lac Du Flambeau (indispensable party; Tribal sovereign immunity; Tribal jurisdiction)
- In re Enbridge Energy (treaty rights; cultural resources; Michigan Environmental Protection Act (MEPA))
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- S.5240 - A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish a budgetary Tribal Government consultation process at the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
- Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects (Interior)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
Contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article.
- Death, culture and a system in transition.
- The future is taking bets.
- Rights of nature, reconciliatory justice, and national parks: Evaluating the Te Urewera model for Redwood National and State Parks.
- Testing McGirt.
- Time is of the essence.
- Tribal banishment and disenrollment in Arizona's Indian Country.
- When sacred land is not enough.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes
- Federal appeals court affirms Enbridge trespassed on Bad River Reservation, orders Line 5 reroute
- How a Utah Republican’s quiet battle for hunting access undercut the Ute Indian Tribe’s land back hopes
- 3 things to know about federal lawsuits and local law enforcement on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation
- Colorado River Indian Tribes pushes back on federal water plan
Announcements
- The Indian Law Bulletins are taking a short break - we will be back in your inbox on Wednesday, August 19.
- 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.
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Legal Practice Manager in the Boulder office. Learn more at our Career Center.
