NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 10/24

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2016-2017update.html
The Tribal Supreme Court Update Memoranda of September 21, 2016, is available at the Tribal Supreme Court Project website.

Petition for Certiorari was filed in Patchak v. Jewell (Separation of Powers; Due Process) and R.P. v. LA County Department of Children and Family Services (Indian Child Welfare Act).

U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2016cta.html
Williams v. Poarch Band of Creek Indians (Age Discrimination)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Culture & Tradition section,
we feature articles about Chief Wahoo, the Cleveland Indians baseball team mascot.


U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
We feature a notice of a model Indian juvenile code from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
One bill became law:
S.246: Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
Habitat protection and Native American treaty fishing in the Northwest.
Using vector space models to understand the circulation of habeas corpus in Hawai'i, 1852–92.
Native American use of eagle feathers under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 10/17

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2016-2017update.html
Petition for Certiorari was filed in Wolfchild v. Redwood County (Common law claims of trespass and ejectment)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Sacred Places section, we feature a couple of articles on the possible Bears Ears National Monument.
 
State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2016state.html
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Transfer to Tribal Court)

U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2016dct.html
Sanchez v. Cegavske (Voting Rights)
In re: Greektown Holdings, LLC v. Papas (Bankruptcy; Tribal Sovereign Immunity )

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
We feature the Department of Interior's final rule on procedures for reestablishing a formal government-to-government relationship with the Native Hawaiian community.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 10/10

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2016-2017update.html
Petition for Certiorari was granted in Lee v. Tam  (Trademarks)
Petition for certiorari was denied in these four cases:
Flute v. U.S. (Fiduciary Duty)
Jones v. Norton (Bad man clause)
Kelsey v. Bailey (Tribal Jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act)
Pro-Football v. Blackhorse, et al. (Trademarks)

U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2016cta.html
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Land & Water section, we feature a story about a law passed by Congress to restore land to several tribes in Nevada. 

U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2016dct.html
A.D. v. Washburn (Indian Child Welfare Act)
Sisseton-Washington Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation v. U.S. Corps of Engineers (Sacred Places; National Historic Preservation Act; Clean Water Act)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
These articles were added:
Who's in and who's out: Congressional power over individuals under the Indian Commerce Clause.
Indigenous identity, cultural harm, and the politics of cultural production: a commentary on Riley and Carpenter's "Owning Red."
Making resources, making management.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued proposed rules on federal baseline water quality standards for Indian reservations. 

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
One bill became law:
H.R.2733: Nevada Native Nations Land Act.
One bill was added:
H.R.3682: Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015.