U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
One petition for certiorari was filed 9/11/26:
- North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc., dba Crypto.com v. Nevada (26-344) (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
One petition for certiorari was filed 9/10/26:
- Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Dreitzer (26-338) (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- Holl, et al. v. Avery, et al. (subject matter jurisdiction; Tribal sovereign immunity)
- Yielding, et al. v. United States (Tribal membership)
- Erwine v. Westbrook, et al. (Tribal sovereign immunity)
- Ho-Chunk Nation v. Kalshi Inc., et al. (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Tribal jurisdiction)
- Webster v. PHI Health LLC (Title VII - discrimination; Section 1981)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
Contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article.
- Framing restorative environmental justice.
- The last slavery: The Navajo Nation, the federal government and the legal history of Indian captivity in the Reconstruction Southwest.
- A matter of trust: American Indian education and the federal trust responsibility.
- The personhood of nature: A strategy for Indigenous-led environmental protection.
- Restoring inaawendewin to the trust relationship.
- The trust responsibility is a promise best kept.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- ‘Echoes of the past’: repatriations of three Fort Peck children bring joy, tears
- Montana drops bison lawsuit against Yellowstone National Park
- Michigan Tribes file request to overturn state permits for Line 5 tunnel
- Most Utahns want Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase reversed, survey finds
- Supreme Court blocks Trump administration’s effort to restrict mail voting ahead of midterms
Announcements
- Join the Tribal Supreme Court Project for the TSCP 25th Anniversary Colloquium on Indian Law Supreme Court Jurisprudence and Practice on Friday, September 18, 2026, 8am-3pm in Washington D.C. at the Eaton DC hotel. Come together with esteemed professors, judges, and practitioners to discuss the current state of Indian law jurisprudence, emerging legal issues, and Supreme Court practice and strategy. Visit the Tribal Supreme Court Project website for tickets and more information.
- 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.
