NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/22

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.html
Petition for certiorari was filed in Norton, et al. v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, et al. (Jurisdiction) on 12/12/17.

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2017.html
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources v. Timber and Wood Products (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Taxation)
In re E.R. v. J.R. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Placement)
In the Interest of J.J.T. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Intervention)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature some articles about a provision in the U.S. tax bill that opens up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. In the Health & Welfare and Tribal Government sections, see articles about tribal law suits relating to the opioid crisis.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
We added the following bill:
S.2233: A bill to protect Native children and promote public safety in Indian country.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
We feature these articles:

• Are you my father? Adopting a federal standard for acknowledging or establishing paternity in state court ICWA proceedings.
• An avoidable conundrum: How American Indian legislation unnecessarily forces tribal governments to choose between cultural preservation and women's vindication.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/14

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.html
Petitions for certiorari were denied on 12/11/17 in: Great Plains Lending, LLC, et al., v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ((Application of Federal Law) and Kansas v. National Indian Gaming Commission (Indian Lands - Gaming)
Petition for certiorari was granted on 12/8/17 in: Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Petition for certiorari was filed in Keepseagle, et al. v. Purdue (Class Action Settlements) on 12/1/17.

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Wilmington Savings Fund Society v. Fryberg (Diversity Jurisdiction; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
National Mining Association v. Zinke (Mining; Environmental Protection; Grand Canyon National Park)
Havasupai Tribe v. Provencio (Uranium Mining; Grand Canyon National Park)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2017.html
In the Interest of K.S.D. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Expert Testimony)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Sovereign Immunity section, we feature an article about a case that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
We added the following bills and resolutions:
S.2205: A bill to improve access by Indian tribes to support from the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program (E-rate) of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
We feature this article:
Rethinking American Indian and non-Indian relations in the United States and exploring tribal sovereignty: Perspectives from Indian Country.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/7

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.html
Petition for certiorari was filed on 11/27/17 in: Renteria, et al. v. Superior Court of California, Tulare County, et al. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Application of)

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Lower Elwha Klallam Indian Tribe v. Lummi Nation (Fishing Rights - Usual and Accustomed Fishing Areas)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2017.html
In the Interest of K.G. and A.R. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Notice)
Brown v. Garcia (Disenrollment; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Flathead Joint Board of Control v. State of Montana (Water Compacts)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Sacred Places section, we feature articles about the Trump administration's decisions to revoke and replace Bears Ears National Monument. 

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
We added the following bills and resolutions:

• H.R.4506: To provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and economic activity, and for other purposes.
• H.R.4490: To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, to maximize government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with state, local, and tribal governments and other entities, and for other purposes.
• H.R.4532: To create the first tribally managed national monument, and for other purposes.
• S.2189: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower and settlement of Plymouth Colony, the signing of the Mayflower compact near Provincetown, and the role of the indigenous Wampanoag Tribes in the realization of the settlement.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
We feature these articles:

• Resource Wars: A conflict of interests in the Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area.
• Melting ice, shifting seas: An Arctic law update.
• The Oil Sands of time: Pipelines and promises.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin   
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2017.html
The Department of Commerce has published a notice relating to endangered and threatened species and taking of anadromous fish.