NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 9/05

* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/currentsct.html
Petition for certiorari was filed in Oravec v. Cole (equal protection, legal services).

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm
Cases featured:
Contour Spa at the Hard Rock Inc. v. Seminole Tribe of Florida (sovereign immunity, leasing agreement)

* U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm
Cases featured:
Jackson v. Tracy (Indian Civil Rights Act, right to counsel)
Federal Trade Commission v. AMG Services (Federal Trade Commission, jurisdiction)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htm
Cases featured:
Automotive United Trades Organization v. Washington (fuel tax compacts)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Tribal Jurisdiction" section we feature an article describing a revised criminal code recently passed by the Hopi Tribal Council regarding the Tribal Law and Order Act.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
We include a rule from the Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service regarding special early-season migratory bird hunting regulations for certain tribes on Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands, and ceded lands.
         
* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/currentleg.html
One bill was added: H.R. 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012.

NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 8/31

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin 

 http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm
Cases featured:
Arctic Slope Native Ass'n, Ltd. v. Sebelius (contract support costs)

* U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm
Cases featured:
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma v. Douthitt (tribal election dispute)
Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Seneca County, New York (sovereign immunity, property taxes)
City of New York v. Milhelm Attea & Bros., Inc (cigarette taxes)
Quantum Entertainment, Ltd. v. Department of Interior (land agreements)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htm
Cases featured:
Navajo Nation v. Arizona Department of Economic Security (Indian Child Welfare Act, placement)
In re Anthony T. (Indian Child Welfare Act, placement)
In re A.W. (Indian Child Welfare Act, active efforts)
In re E.G.L. (Indian Child Welfare Act, appilcation)
In re H.R. (tribal customary adoption, Indian Child Welfare Act)
In re C.Y. (Indian Child Welfare Act, termination of parental rights)
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Bermudez (sovereign immunity, waiver of)
Hinkle v. Abeita (jurisdiction, state highways)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Voting" section we feature an article on the Republican platform relating to American Indians.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
We feature a notice of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) about a public teleconference meeting on Friday, September 21, 2012.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/currentleg.html
One bill was added: H.R. 6309, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians.

NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 8/23

* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/currentsct.html
Petition for certiorari was filed in Craven v. Cobell (trust funds).

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm
Cases featured:
Cook Inlet Region, Inc. v. Rude (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, jurisdiction)
Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Jurisdiction, sovereign immunity)
U.S. v. Morrison (Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act)

* U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm
Cases featured:
Absentee Shawnee Housing v. US Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S. Dept. Housing and Urban Development funding allocation formula)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Sacred Sites" section, we feature a couple of articles relating to the sale of sacred land in the South Dakota Black Hills.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
We feature new rules of the Department of Agriculture on the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.
         
* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.htm
We feature an article that looks at energy development in Indian country and the Indian Tribal Energy and Self-Determination Act.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/currentleg.html
One bill became law: H.R. 1560 is PL 112-157, To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that tribe.
One bill was added: H.R. 6274, To amend the Indian Arts and Crafts Act to clarify the definition of Indian and Indian organization for the purposes of that Act.

David Selden
National Indian Law Library/NARF
dselden@narf.org
303-447-8760 x106