Federal Courts Bulletin
- Loefer v. Craven, et al. (Tribal jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA))
- Protect the Peninsula's Future, et al. v. Burgum, et al. (Tribal sovereign immunity; subject matter jurisdiction)
- California Valley Miwok Tribe, et al. v. Burgum, et al. (federal recognition; Administrative Procedure Act (APA))
- Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana v. United States of America, et al. (resource management; water rights; trust breach)
- Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe v. United States (trust breach)
- Rodgers v. City of Tahlequah, et al. (criminal jurisdiction; Section 1983; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA))
State Courts Bulletin
- S.H. v. Department of Children and Families (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA))
- State ex rel. Prairie Island Indian Community v. Codispoti (Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); Tribal jurisdiction)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- H.R.10864 - San Carlos Irrigation Project Divestiture Act of 2026 / To provide for the divestiture of certain properties of the San Carlos Irrigation Project in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Indian Self Determination & Education Assistance Act: Keeping Indian Health Services responsible in the wake of forced sterilizations.
- The Declaration of Independence: "Merciless Indian Savages" . . . and more.
- Foreign-trade zones in Indian Country.
- In pursuit of federal recognition: A legal and historical analysis of the Duwamish Tribe’s fight for federal Tribal recognition.
- Inherent rights, imposed borders: Assessing reform of INA § 289 in a restrictive era.
- Native American law explainer.
- Native gifts in an electric universe: Exploring Tribal sovereignty through digital data, spectrum, and technological imaginings.
- Practicing in a sovereign space: Opportunity and complexity in Tribal transactions.
- Tribal civil jurisdiction: Lexington v. Smith and the evolution of the Montana framework.
- Traversing personal injury law in Indian Country.
- When Tribal sovereign immunity and the Americans with Disabilities Act collide, who wins?
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Yakima County Superior Court welcomes first Native American judge Bree Black Horse
- Diné leaders demand the return of Bears Ears, fully intact
- Native inmate files suit against California prison over religious rights
- Oklahoma lawmakers give district attorneys $500K for Tulsa, Muscogee Nation jurisdiction fight
- 'Our vote matters, especially now': Native voters share priorities ahead of midterm elections
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Paralegal in the Boulder office. Learn more at our Career Center.
