April 28, 2017

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 4/28

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
New Mexico v. Department of Interior (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act - Tribal-State Compacts)
Fletcher v. United States (Fiduciary Duty)
Lesperance v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2017.html
Licciardello v. Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (Civil Law; Torts; Negligence)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Sacred Places section, we feature articles about a Trump executive order to direct the Department of Interior to review and recommend changes to National Monument designations.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
The following articles were added:
Recognition of tribal court orders and judgments.
Overriding tribal sovereignty by applying the National Labor Relations Act to Indian tribes in Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort v. National Labor Relations Board.
A fouled hand: Ysleta del sur Pueblo's struggle to game in Texas.
Paths in the wilderness?: The politics and practices of Hopi religious freedom in Hopitutskwa.
Hope for the Hopi in a post-Hobby Lobby world: The Supreme Court's recent interpretation of RFRA and strengthening Native Americans' religious-based land rights claims.
A new narrative: Native Hawaiian law.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
S.975: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Indian coal production tax credit.
S.943:  Johnson O’Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act
S.J.Res.11: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation".
H.R.2083: Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act. See SEC. 5. TREATY RIGHTS OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES.

April 25, 2017

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 4/25


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U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2016-2017update.html
Opinion was issued in Lewis v. Clarke (Tribal Sovereign Immunity) on 4/25/17.

April 21, 2017

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 4/21


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U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2016-2017update.html
Petition was denied in Sun v. Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (Jurisdiction) on 4/17/17.

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Havasupai Tribe v. Anasazi Water Company LLC (Indian Water Rights - Groundwater) 

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2017.html
In the Matter of T. F. (Juvenile Law; Indian Civil Rights Act)
Sharp v. Red Elk (Civil Procedure) 

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2017.html
Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General RE: Voter Control of Gambling in Florida
In re J. L. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Notice)
In re Rhoades (Prisoners - Religious Freedom; Tobacco)

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2017.html
We feature a notice from the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding rate adjustments for Indian irrigation projects.

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature an article about the impact of climate change on Native American tribes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
The following articles were added:
The fate of tribal per capita payments in bankruptcy cases.
Escaping the ICWA penalty box: In defense of equal protection for Indian children.
[Dis]respecting the role of tribal courts.
Complexity's Shadow: American Indian property, sovereignty, and the future.
Who owns our ancestors' voices? Tribal claims to pre-1972 sound recordings.
Predicate offenses, foreign convictions, and trusting tribal courts.