U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2015cta.html
Knight v. Thompson (Prison Hair Length Policies, Native American Religious Freedom)
United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2015dct.html
Sprint Communications Company L.P. v. Wynne (Tribal Jurisdiction - Telephone Service)
Jones v. United States (Police Pursuit in Indian Country, Dispute over Evidence, Jurisdiction)
Northern Arapaho Tribe v. Burwell (Affordable Care Act - Large Employer Mandate Exemption)
State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2015state.html
Trent v. Jackson (Tribal Fiduciary Duty)
In re The Crow Water Compact (Water Compact, Water Court Ruling)
News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Intergovernmental section, we feature articles on land into trust.
Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2015fr.html
We
feature a notice of the Department of Interior regarding a draft Native
American policy for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2015lr.html
We feature an article from
The Bench regarding improving state court-tribal court relations
U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
Nine new bills were added:
S.1928: A bill to support the education of Indian children.
S.1931: A bill to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes.
S.1984:
A bill to prevent Indian tribes and tribal organizations that
cultivate, manufacture, or distribute marijuana on Indian land from
receiving Federal funds.
S.1937: A bill to amend the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to
improve nutrition in tribal areas, and for other purposes.
S.1955: A
bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for
equitable allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans.
S.1983: A bill to authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other purposes.
S.1985:
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land to Washington
County, Utah, to authorize the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal
land in the State of Utah, and for other purposes.
S.1986: A bill to provide for a land conveyance in the State of Nevada.
S.1912: A bill to protect the rights of Indian and Native Alaskan voters.
