This week in the Indian Law Bulletins

Petition for writ of certiorari was denied in Bodkin v. Cook Inlet Region Inc. on 11/17/08. This case dealt with age discrimination and Alaska Native regional corporation shareholders. Find the U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin at: http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2008-2009update.htm

Other features include:

A case relating to sovereign immunity of a manufacturer as an enterprise of a tribe. See the U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin at: http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm

A case where an administrator of a self-insurance risk pool is subject to jurisdiction of a tribal court. See the District Courts Bulletin at: http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm

A case where a member of a tribe was convicted of unlawful use of nets to take fish and, as part of sentence, was prohibited from owning gillnets during term of sentence, on and off reservation. See the State Courts Bulletin at: http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htm

In the U.S. Regulatory Bulletin is an adopted rule of the Department of Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs relating to trust reform. http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm

In the Economic Development section of the News Bulletin, we feature a story about a tribe starting their own wireless company. http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm

The Law Journal Bulletin includes an article on indigenous sovereignty in light of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.htm

New in the Supreme Court

Petitions for writ of certiorari were filed in two cases: Bodkin v. Cook Inlet Region, Inc., which deals with age discrimination and shareholder distributions, and Michigan Gambling Opposition v. Kempthorne, which deals with whether Congress’ delegation of authority to the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land for Indians is unconstitutional, and also whether the IRA authorizes the Secretary to acquire land in trust for Indian Tribes that were not recognized and under federal jurisdiction in 1934.

Read about the cases in the U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin - http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2008-2009update.htm - and the News Bulletin - http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm.