A blog covering current events in federal and tribal American Indian Law.
November 8, 2013
NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 11/08
* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm
Cases featured:
Chance v. Texas Dep't of Criminal Justice (prisoner, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act)
* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm
Cases featured:
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. v. Lad du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (tribal jurisdiction)
Jones v. Lummi Tribal Court (tribal jurisdiction)
* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htm
Cases featured:
In the Matter of E.G.M. (tribal jurisdiction, Indian Child Welfare Act)
* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Fiduciary Duty" section, we feature an article describing paying allottees fair market value for land sold under the Cobell trust fund settlement land buyback program.
* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.htm
We feature an article regarding the Alaska Natives and ocean and coastal subsistence resources.
* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
We feature a proposed rule from the Legal Services Corporation regarding criminal proceedings.