October 21, 2008

Navajo Nation Code Available at Reduced Rate

The Navajo Nation Office of Legislative Council has announced a deep discount on the cost of the 4 hardbound volumes of the Navajo Nation Code. You can purchase the code for $150.00 plus shipping and tax. In addition, the CD-Rom version of the code is available for only $50.00 plus shipping and tax.

Contact the Office of Legislative Council to purchase a copy or for additional information at: 928-871-7166.

October 17, 2008

New content posted in the following NILL Indian Law Bulletins

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin - find it at: http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2008-2009update.htm . Petitions for writ of certiorari were filed in two cases relating to possession of eagle feathers: Friday v. United States and Rodriguez-Martinez v. United States.

U.S. Trial Courts Bulletin - find it at: http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm . This week we feature the Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board case granting residents of a rural community in Southeast Alaska a customary and traditional use determination (C & T determination) for moose.

News Bulletin - find it at: http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm . Check out news stories relating to the federal government turning over federal land to the Pechanga Tribe in California for use as a wildlife preserve.

October 8, 2008

U.S. Supreme Court: 5 Indian Law Cases Denied Review on 10/06/08.

On 10/06/08, petitions for writ of certiorari were denied in South Fork Band v. United States, Matheson v. Gregoire, Klamath Tribes of Oregon v. PacificCorp, Kemp v. Osage Nation, and Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas v. Texas.

Our Supreme Court Bulletin is at http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2008-2009update.htm