NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 7/24

Thanks to Courtney Hall, our new volunteer, for her great work on these bulletins! 
 
* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin - find case summaries and links to source documents at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2014cta.html
United States v. Whiteagle (bribery of tribal legislator)

* State Courts Bulletin - find case summaries and links to source documents at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2014state.html
Cases featured:
In re of Mischa S. (Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, unconstitutional)
Simmonds v. Parks (full faith and credit, Indian Child Welfare Act)

* News Bulletin - find it at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htmIn the "Economic Development" section, we feature a few articles dealing with changes in and the future of Indian gaming.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin – information and links relating to legislation impacting Native Americans at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/113_uslegislation.html
Five bills were added:
S.2479 - Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act
S.2465 - Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act
S.2041 - May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act
S.1948 - Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act
H.R.4867- Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act

* Regulatory Bulletin - find it at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html
We feature a notice of the Department of Interior regarding a sovereignty in Indian education grant program. 

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin - find article citations and links to articles at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html 
We feature an article on how tribes and states can overcome the chilling effect of the Paygo Act in water settlements.

NILL added new content to 5 Indian Law Bulletins on 7/17

The National Indian Law Library would be pleased to help you locate any resources featured in the Indian Law Bulletins. Use the AskNILL service at http://www.narf.org/contact/library.htm.

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2014cta.html
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas v. United States (drilling leases, jurisdiction)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Health & Welfare" section, we feature an article on a federal pilot program underway to allow tribes to start exercising new authority under the 2013 reauthorization of the federal Violence Against Women Act.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/113_uslegislation.html
We added one new bill:
S. 2570 - Tribal Adoption Parity Act
One bill was signed by the President:
H.R.2388 - To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, and for other purposes.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html
We feature a proposed rule of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding general permits and permits by rule for the Federal Minor New Source Review Program in Indian Country.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html 
We feature an article discussing customary law followed by the ethnic Pashtun tribes in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

2014 Symposium on Wyoming's Big Horn General Stream Adjudication

September 10-12, 2014, the University of Wyoming College of Law is hosting a symposium on the Big Horn general stream adjudication as it draws to a close after nearly four decades.  Presenters will examine the adjudication historically and prospective regional effects.  Attendance is free and open to the public and organizers have applied for 8.75 CLE credits. Learn more and register at  http://www.uwyo.edu/law/events/big%20horn%20symposium/index.html.

NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 7/11

* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2013-2014update.html The Tribal Supreme Court Project update memorandum for July 9, 2014 is now available at the project's website.

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2014state.htmlCases featured:
State v. Sanchez (cross-commissioned tribal police officer)

* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2014dct.htmlCases featured: 
Massachusetts v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (tribal-state settlement agreement, gaming)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htmIn the "Environment & Energy" section, we feature a couple of articles relating to tribal opposition to the Pebble Mine in Alaska.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/113_uslegislation.htmlThree bills were added:
1) S. 2458 - American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014
2) S.2503 - Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014
3) S.2480 - Nevada Native Nations Land Act

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.htmlWe feature a notice of the Administration of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development seeking nominations for board of trustees.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html  We feature a few articles on issues relating to indigenous people's rights in the arctic.

NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 7/03

*U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2013-2014update.html 
Petition for certiorari was denied in Native Wholesale Company v. Idaho (state taxation, cigarettes) on 6/23/14.

* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
 http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2014dct.html 
Cases featured: Akiachak Native Community v. Jewell (land into trust, Alaska)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm 
In the "Land & Water" section, we feature a couple of articles covering land into trust issues in Alaska.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/113_uslegislation.html 
Three bills became law and one bill was added:
Passed: 1) Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013 2) Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013 3) Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act.
Added: S. 2387: A bill 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...

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html 
We feature a notice of the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding an extension on the comment period on the proposed rule for land acquisitions in Alaska.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html 
We feature an article discussing whether tribal court-issued domestic relations orders will be honored by pension plan administrators under ERISA.