February 2, 2009

Indian Law Bulletins updated at the end of January include:

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin -http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2008-2009update.htm . Petition for writ of certiorari was denied in Rodriguez-Martinez v. United States on 1/26/09 and filed in Cook v. Avi Casino Enterprises and California v. Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community on 1/22/09.

Federal Court of Appeals -- http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm . We feature a case relating to a State alleging that Indian tribe was operating Class III electronic games of chance on land located outside the boundaries of the tribe's reservation in violation of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

January 21, 2009

Tribal self-governance program

The U.S. Regulatory Information Bulletin features a Department of Interior notice relating to the deadline for Indian tribes/consortia to submit completed applications to the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) to begin participation in the tribal self-governance program in fiscal year 2010 or calendar year 2010. Find this and other bulletins at http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/ilb.htm.

Petitions for writ of certiorari were denied in two cases

Petitions for writ of certiorari were denied in both Roberts v. Hagener and South Fork Band v. United States on 1/12/09. Roberts deals with hunting regulations and South Fork Band deals with whether relief from void judgment must be raised within a reasonable amount of time.

Find the case information at the Supreme Court Bulletin.