NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 8/15

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm
Cases featured:
Native Village of Kivalina Ira Council v. U.S. E.P.A. (mining permits)
Native Village of Eyak v. Blank (aboriginal hunting and fishing rights, Alaska)

* U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm
Cases featured:
EXC, Inc. v. Jensen (exhaustion of tribal remedies)
Robinson v. Salazar (reservation boundary)
Hester v. Redwood County (tribal police powers)
Wyandotte Nation v. Salazar (taking land into trust for tribe)
Yowell v. Abbey (historic grazing lands)
Blackfeet Housing v. US (black mold, housing, federal breach of trust)
Franco v. U.S. Department of Interior (non-federally recognized tribe, protection of historical and cultural sites)
Kelin v. Guy (defamation)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htm
Cases featured:
In re W.B., Jr. (Indian Child Welfare Act, notice)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Tribal Jurisdiction" section we feature an article regarding efforts in Congress to give tribes more power to prosecute non-Indians.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
We feature a Department of Interior notice with the updated list of "Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs."
         
* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.htm
We feature an article that looks at federal acknowledgment of American Indian tribes through history.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/currentleg.html
The HEARTH Act of 2011 became law, H.R. 205.
Two new bills have been added and one bill was signed by the president:
1) H.R. 1560, 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. (signed by the president) 2) S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2012. 3) S.3483, Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act .
         
David Selden
National Indian Law Library/NARF
dselden@narf.org
303-447-8760 x106

NILL added new content to 2 Indian Law Bulletins on 8/06

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Intergovernmental" section we feature an article about President Obama's selection of Kevin Washburn to become U.S. Secretary of Indian Affairs.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
We feature a Department of Interior notice on tribal listening sessions on sacred sites on federal lands.
         

NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 7/31

The next bulletin updates should be by August 13, 2012.

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm
Cases featured:
Somerlott v. Cheeroke Nation Distributors (age discrimination)
Rincon Mushroom Corporation of America v. Mazzetti (exhaustion of tribal remedies)

* U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm
Cases featured:
Oklahoma v. Hobia (restricted Indian allotment, casino construction)
In re Whitaker (bankruptcy)
Klamath Tribe Claims Committee v. U.S. (federal fiduciary duty)
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. U.S. (tax records, sovereign immunity)
United Keetoowah Band of Cheeroke Indians in Oklahoma v. U.S. (federal fiduciary duty)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htm
Cases featured:
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl (Indian Child Wefare Act, termination of parental rights)
In re KMO (Indian Child Wefare Act, termination of parental rights)
In re Christian P. (Indian Child Welfare Act, notice)
In re Avery G. (Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act, termination of parental rights)
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma v. Graves (ratified check)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Environment & Energy" section we feature articles relating to the impact of climate change on salmon populations and Native American lands.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
We feature 15 new items including a notice of the Department of Interior regarding a public webinar on Indian trust administration and reform.
         
* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.htm
We feature an article that recommends enactment of a legislative solution to the protection of Native American sacred sites.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/currentleg.html
One bill became Law: S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act.
Four new bills have been added:
1) S. 3373, A bill to require the Attorney General to issue a report on the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission. 2) H.R. 5992, Samish Indian Nation Homelands Act of 2012. 3) H.R. 6141, To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. 4) S. 3385, Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act