Indian Law Bulletins Updated 12/04/2024

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

• Cahuilla Band of Indians v. State of California, et al. (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Bill of Costs)
• Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians v. State of California, et al. (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Bill of Costs)
• Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria v. State of California, et al. (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Bill of Costs)
• Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians v. State of California, et al. (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Bill of Costs)
• Henderson v. Melton, et al. (Section 1983; Bivens; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA))

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html

• Lake County v. State of Montana (Criminal Jurisdiction; PL280 Funding)

U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html

• H.R.10270 - To provide Members of Congress lawful access to certain Indian land to assess the security of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico located on that Indian land, and for other purposes.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (Interior)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.html

• Assessing ethical museum collections if no one owns what they do not have.
• American cultural heritage's embrace of tribal cultural heritage.
• The fight against graphite: What tribal opposition to a mine in Alaska teaches us about the importance and limitations of consultation in the green transition.
• Speaking authorship: Honoring Indigenous language sovereignty in joint authorship doctrines.
• Tribal law: It’s not that scary.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• Wisconsin grants Canadian pipeline permits around Bad River Reservation
• Native leaders draft bill to regain some of sacred Black Hills
• State of Oklahoma and Cherokee Nation reach tentative tag agreement
• Disappointed by this year's climate talks, Indigenous advocates look to Brazil in 2025
• New Mexico representatives call on House to move forward on 6 tribal water rights settlements

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/27/2024

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

• Paul Curtis Pemperton v. Michael Miller (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
• Kristin Ann Tix v. Robert William Tix (Tribal Court Jurisdiction)
• United States v. Gloria E. Benjamin and St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (Property Ownership)
• Hopi Tribe et al. v. Donald Trump (Antiquities Act; Motion to Reopen Case and Lift Stay)
• Bobby C. Sayles v. Carrie Bridges (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction; Writ of Habeas Corpus)
• Tony Goldtooth v. United States Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act; Relocation Benefits)
• Cody Allen Bruner v. Steven Harpe (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction; Habeas Petition)
• Annette Mattia et al. v. United States (Wrongful Death; Appointed Personal Representative)
• Hackford v. United States Department of the Interior (Tribal Membership)
• Wa He Lut Indian School v. Smith (Federal Court Jurisdiction)
• United States v. Santiago Martinez (Major Crimes Act; Indian Country)

U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html

• S.5355 - A bill to ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University.
• H.R.10176 - To authorize the Bay Mills Indian Community of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.
• H.R.10191 - Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Federal Recognition Act / To extend Federal recognition to the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia, and for other purposes.
• S.Res.897 - A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

• Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs, Including the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program; Health and Safety Standards for Obstetrical Services in Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Prior Authorization; Requests for Information; Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Eligibility; Medicaid Clinic Services Four Walls Exceptions; Individuals Currently or Formerly in Custody of Penal Authorities; Revision to Medicare Special Enrollment Period for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals; and All-Inclusive Rate Add-On Payment for High-Cost Drugs Provided by Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities (HHS)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Acceptance of Retrocession of Jurisdiction for the Skokomish Nation (Interior)
• Filing of Plats of Survey: Alaska (Interior)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Public Land Order No. 7952; Partial Revocation of Public Land Order Nos. 5169, 5173, 5179, 5180, 5184, 5186, 5188, and 5242, as Amended, Modified, or Corrected, and Opening of Additional Lands for Selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans; Alaska (Interior)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and its Transformation Product, 6PPD-quinone; Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.html

• Our original and reoccurring sin.
• Protecting child victims in federal court.
• Those we forget: NEPA does not protect remote Alaska Native communities from exploitation by resource extraction companies.
• US Supreme Court's June 2023 ruling concludes Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is constitutional.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• Oregon Tribe has hunting and fishing rights restored under a long-sought court ruling
• Sacred mound returned to Osage Nation
• I thought my biological family didn’t want me. But they'd never stopped looking for me
• Navajo Nation 'disappointed' judge dismisses lawsuit against Apache County over election issue
• Hobbs signs largest tribal water rights agreement in US history

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/19/2024

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

• California v. Del Rosa, et al. (Contraband Cigarette Tax Act (CCTA); Indian Country)
• California v. Del Rosa, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Ex parte Young)
• Clark, et al. v. Haaland, et al. (Sovereign Immunity; Water Rights)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html

• Fourstar v. Fort Peck Tribes (Witness Testimony)

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Increase Flexibility for Tribes in Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Eligibility (HHS)
• Land Acquisitions; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah, Lower Highway 89 Project, Coconino County, Arizona (Interior)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.html

• Federal prosecution of sexual assault in Indian Country.
• Fighting for Oak Flat: Western Apaches and American religious freedom.
• Guardians of the Grand Canyon: The threat that uranium mining poses for the Havasupai Tribe.
• Heads held high and hands holding hope: The victory and vulnerabilities of the Indian Child Welfare Act after Haaland v. Brackeen.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• California to rename dozens of places to remove racial slur for Native American women
• Native Americans press Biden to designate three new national monuments in California
• Pawnee Nation to receive 27 repatriated items from Indiana University
• Navajo Nation files second lawsuit against Apache County to protect Navajo voting rights
• TIME Magazine names Gila River Indian Community leader to its "2024 Time100 Climate” list