NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 6/16

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Oil Pipeline - Environmental Impacts)
United States v. Gila Valley Irrigation District (Indian Water Rights)
Wyandot Nation of Kansas v. United States (Fiduciary Duty)
Finn v. Great Plains Lending, LLC (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Zinke (Official Tribal Government; Tribal Membership)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2017.html
Tupling v. Kruse (Child Custody)
DiMartino v. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (Arrest - Use of Force)
Jerred v. Colville Confederated Tribes (Domestic Violence)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2017.html
Jude M. v. State of Alaska (Indian Child Welfare Act - Child in Need of Aid)
Aron Security, INC. v. Unkechaug Indian Nation (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
In re JJW and ELW, Minors. In re Williams, Minors. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Placement)
Gila River Indian Community v. Department of Child Safety  (Indian Child Welfare Act - Transfer to Tribal Court)

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2017.html
We feature a notice of the Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, regarding a consultation meeting with tribes.

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Health & Welfare section, we feature an article about U.S. legislation proposed to combat Native American veteran homelessness.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
The following articles were added:
Truth and reconciliation commissions: A needed force in Alaska?
Indian country complexities and the ambiguous state of marijuana policy in the United States.
Responsible resource development and the prevention of sex trafficking: Safeguarding Native women and children on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
An offensive mark on offensive lines: The question of violating the First Amendment through cancellation of the Washington Redskin's trademark.
Trust or bust: Complications with tribal trust obligations and environmental sovereignty.
Balancing the fishes' scales: Tribal, State, and Federal interests in fishing rights and water quality in Maine.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
Five bills were added:
S.1333: A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans.
H.R.2860: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit American Indian tribal councils to enter into agreements with Commissioner of Social Security to obtain social security coverage for services performed by tribal council members.
H.R.2915: To repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Save Oak Flat Act).
S.1272: Drone Federalism Act of 2017.
S.1309: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit American Indian tribal councils to enter into agreements with the Commissioner of Social Security to obtain social security coverage for services performed by tribal council members.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 6/9

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2016-2017update.html
Read the latest Tribal Supreme Court Project update published on 6/6/17.

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Public Service Company of New Mexico v. Barboan (Utilities; Lands - Right of Way; Condemnation)
Dillon v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A. (Pay Day Loans; Choice of Law - Arbitration Agreements)
Cherokee Nation v. S.M.R. Jewell (Land into Trust)
Ho-Chunk, INC., v. Sessions (Contraband Cigarettes Trafficking Act - Record Keeping Requirements)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2017.html
Desautel v. Colville Confederated Tribes (Testimony - Competency of Minors; Minors-in-need-of Care)

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2017.html
The Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, is holding a tribal listening session on Indian probate issues.

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News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature some articles about tribal reaction and support for the international Paris climate agreement.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
The following articles were added:
The waning of the Indian Child Welfare Act: How mediation may help save the act and preserve its original intent.
Tribal Jurisdiction - A historical bargain.
Untangling the court's sovereignty doctrine to allow for greater respect of tribal authority in addressing domestic violence.
All peoples have a right to self-determination: Henry J. Richardson III's liberatory perspective on racial justice.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
One bill was added:
S.1294: A bill to expand opportunity for Native American children through additional options in education, and for other purposes.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 5/26

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
United States v. State of Washington (Treaty Fishing Rights)
Richard Kapela Davis v. Neil Abercrombie (Native Hawaiians; Prisoners - Religious Rights)
Pueblo of Pojoaque v. State of New Mexico (Tribal - State Gaming Compacts)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2017.html
In the Interest of A.O., V.O., and C.O., and Concerning V.S.O. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Transfer to Tribal Court)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2017.html
Santander Bank, N.A. v. Colebut (Debt - Foreclosure)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Tribal Jurisdiction section, we feature a story about the first jury trial conviction of a non-Indian defendant under the Violence Against Women Act.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
The following articles were added:
The rise of tribes and the fall of Federal Indian Law.
Incarcerating Native American youth in Federal Bureau of Prisons Facilities: The problem with Federal Jurisdiction over Native youth under The Major Crimes Act.
Reaction to: Incarcerating Native American youth in Federal Bureau of Prisons Facilities: The problem with Federal Jurisdiction over Native youth under The Major Crimes Act.
Failing Native American prisoners: RLUIPA and the dilution of strict scrutiny.
Reaction to failing Native American prisoners: RLUIPA and the dilution of strict scrutiny by Clinton Oxford: Assesing levels of scrutiny with scrutiny.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
We added twelve new bills this week. Look for materials annotated with "added on 5/26/17."