NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/19

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2016-2017update.html
Petition was filed in Meyers v. Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin (Tribal Sovereign Immunity) on 12/7/16.

U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2016cta.html
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation v. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Tobacco - Federal Excise Tax)

U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2016dct.html
Tribe v. Fleming (Indian Child Welfare Act - Due Process Clause)
Navajo Health Foundation v. Burwell (Indian Health Service Contracts)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2016state.html
Stand Up for California! v. State (Land into Trust; Gaming)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Land & Water section, we feature articles about recent Indian water settlements.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
We feature a Department of Justice notice of federal concurrent jurisdiction with the Hoopa Valley Tribe.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
Here are the articles featured this week:
Is the Indian Child Welfare Act losing steam?: Narrowing non-custodial parental rights after Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl.
Religious Freedom Restoration Act--substantial burden--Ninth Circuit holds that federal cannabis prohibition is not a substantial burden.--Oklevueha Native American Church of Hawaii, Inc. v. Lynch, 828 F.3d 1012 (9th CIR. 2016).

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
These bills were added:
S.612: Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
S.817: A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.
S.818: A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/12

U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2016dct.html
Native American Arts, Inc. v. Peter Stone Co., U.S.A., Inc. (Indian Arts and Crafts Act)

Pacific walruses winter in the Bering Sea.

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature a story on the Obama executive order creating the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
We feature a notice of the Department of Health & Human Services, Indian Health Services, of grants available for the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (Short Title: MSPI)--Generation Indigenous (GEN-I) Initiative Support.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
Here are the articles featured this week:
Grand Canyon Trust v. Williams: Tribal land protection and the battle for Red Butte.
Blackhawk down or Blackhorse down? The Lanham Act's prohibition of trademarks that "may disparage" & the First Amendment.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
These bills were added:
S.612: Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
S.2012:  North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/5

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2016-2017update.html
Petition was filed in Nisenan Tribe of Nevada City Rancheria v. Jewell (Statute of Limitations; nunc pro tunc ruling) on 11/3/16.
In addition, see the Tribal Supreme Court Update Memoranda of December 5, 2016.

U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2016dct.html
United States v. Jim (Federal Taxation - Individual Tribal Gaming Payments)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2016state.html
In re Adoption of Micah H. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Active Efforts)
In re O.C. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Notice)
Guardianship of C.H.S. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Transfer to Tribal Court)
In re Charlotte V. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Notice)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature an article about Trump advisors' aim to privatize oil-rich Indian reservations.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
The Department of Agriculture has announced a public meeting of the Council for Native American Farming and Ranching

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
Here are the articles featured this week:
Operationalizing FPIC.
Protecting the free-ranged kid: Recalibrating parents' rights and the best interests of the child.
Redskins: The property right to racism.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
These bills and resolution were added:
H.R.6363: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the Indian employment credit.
H.R.6362: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the Indian employment credit.
S.3482: Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016.
S.Res.619: A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.