U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
Two petitions for certiorari were denied 11/9/26:
- King v. United States (26-5700) (Indian status)
- Wahpekeche v. Rogers (26-5447) (state criminal jurisdiction and Indian Country)
Federal Courts Bulletin
- Village of Solomon, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division, et al. (Administrative Procedure Act (APA); Clean Water Act (CWA))
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
- S.5694 - A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California, and for other purposes.
- H.R.10956 - IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2026 / To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow Indian Health Service scholarship and loan recipients to fulfill service obligations through half-time clinical practice, and for other purposes.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
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- Indian law and the problem of historical rupture.
- The Indian treaty power.
- The limits of inclusion: Data sovereignty, power, and the All of Us Indigenous cohort.
- Polishing the gold standard: Capacity-based reform of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
- Shareholder rights as the last frontier for Alaska Native Corporations.
News Bulletin
This week, in brief:
- Tribal officials sound alarm over two threats that could shrink their authority over sacred sites
- Minnesota utility regulators grant permit for controversial pipeline to reopen near sacred site
- Tribes hope for renewed relationship with Oklahoma under Governor-elect Mazzei
- Kalshi hit with injunction over sports contracts on California Tribal lands
- For Tribal Nations in Virginia, it’s been a tough year on their sovereignty
