NILL added new content to 5 Indian Law Bulletins on 6/27

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2014cta.htmlStockbridge Munsee Community v. New York (Indian Land Claims)
United States v. Nowlin (Major Crimes Act)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2014state.htmlCases featured:
Cayuga Nation v. Jacobs (private civil claims by Indians against Indians)
In Re I.P.  (tribal customary adoption)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htmIn the "Recognition & Enrollment" section, we feature a couple of articles covering a Department of Interior effort to consider reestablishing a government-to-government relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian community.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html
We feature a proposed rule of the Department of Interior that revises the process and criteria for federal acknowledgment of Indian tribes.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html 
We feature an article discussing employment preferences and statutory exemptions for Alaska Native Corporations.

“Tribal Sovereign Immunity After Bay Mills” at the University of Colorado Law School

Save the date for a conference titled “Tribal Sovereign Immunity After Bay Mills” at the University of Colorado Law School on September 12, 2014. Speakers will include the nation’s leading scholars in federal Indian law and constitutional law, as well as lawyers who litigated the case, and others representing tribes today. Subjects will include review of precedents with particular focus on Michigan v. Bay Mills (May 27, 2014); the future of immunity; suits against tribal officers by analogy to Ex parte Young; experience and rulings on tribal immunity waivers; drafting waivers with focus on how waivers can and should be limited; and use of arbitration instead of courts.

Registration and agenda will be forthcoming at http://www.colorado.edu/law/academics/programs/indianlaw

NILL added new content to 8 Indian Law Bulletins on 6/20

Below is a partial listing of the new content published to the Indian Law Bulletins this week. Visit the link to view all of the new content. Search all 12+ years of bulletin content from the Bulletin homepage.

* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2013-2014update.html Petition for certiorari was filed in Dollar General Corporation v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (civil jurisdiction, nonmembers) on 6/12/14.

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2014cta.htmlUnited States v. Goldtooth (aiding & abetting robbery on Indian reservation)

* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2014dct.html
Cases featured:
Wisconsin v. Ho-Chunk Nation (gaming compact)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2014state.html
Cases featured:
In the Matter of Abbigail A. (application of Indian Child Welfare Act)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Fiduciary Duty" section, we feature an article about the Navajo Nation tribal trust fund settlement.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/113_uslegislation.html
Two bills were passed:
H.R.4694 - To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be...
H.R. 4699 - Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act of 2014

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html
We feature a proposed rule of the Department of Interior that would comprehensively update and streamline the process for obtaining BIA grants of rights-of-way on Indian land.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html 
We feature an article describing rights of American Indians born in Canada to freely access the United States.

NILL added new content to 8 Indian Law Bulletins on 6/11

Below is a partial listing of the new content published to the Indian Law Bulletins this week. Visit the links to view all of the new content. Search 12+ years of bulletin content from the Bulletin homepage.

* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2013-2014update.html
Marcussen v. Burwell (civil action brought against federally mandated statutes enforced in state courts) was filed on 6/04/14. See also a Tribal Supreme Court Project Case update memorandum published on June 4, 2014.

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2014cta.html
Hester v. Jewell  (Indian Preference)

* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2014dct.html
Cases featured:
Wyandot Nation of Kansas v. United States (fiduciary duty)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2014state.html
Cases featured:
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Harrison (garnishment)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Tribal Government" section, we feature an article about a tribal vote to increase transparency.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/113_uslegislation.html
One new resolution was added: S.Res.463 - A resolution honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Billy Frank, Jr., and expressing condolences on his passing.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html
We feature an adopted rule of the Department of Interior regarding the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act regulations and the definition of an Indian tribe.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html 
We feature an article highlighting the diversity of opinions on environmental law of the justices in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.