NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 1/25

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in Alaska v. Ross (Climate Change; Endangered Species) on 1/22/18.
Petition for certiorari was filed in R.K.B. et al. v. E.T. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Definition of Parent) on 12/29/17.

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Pro-Football, Inc. v. Blackhorse (Trademarks)
Buchwald Capital Advisors v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
In re Elizabeth M. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Notice)
Wilkinson v. Native American Rights Fund (Land Surveys - Sacred Sites)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Economic Development section, we feature an article about U.S. legislation to make unionizing tribal casinos difficult.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html

• Practicing Indian Law in Federal, State, and Tribal criminal courts: An update about recent expansion of criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians.
• Environmental Personhood.
• Salvaging the United Nations REDD program against the backdrop of international human rights violations.
• Honor killing and the Indigenous peoples: Cultural right or human right violation?
• Getting to the root of environmental injustice: Evaluating claims, causes, and solutions.
• Making strategic choices: How and why Indian groups advocated for Federal Recognition from 1977 to 2012.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html

• H.R.4807: Dine College Act of 2018.
• S.2316: Native American Livestock Assistance Act of 2018.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin   
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
We feature a notice of Bureau of Indian Affairs rate adjustments for Indian irrigation projects.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 1/17

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.html
Petition was granted in Washington v. U.S. (Fishing Rights) on 1/12/18.
Petitions for certiorari were denied in:
Town of Aquinnah v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act - Agreements)
Massachusetts v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act - Agreements)
Window Rock Unified School District v. Reeves (Education)
Lewis Tein et al. v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Stand Up For California! v. United States Department of the Interior (Gaming; Land into Trust)
Ak-Chin Indian Community v. Central Arizona Water Conservation District (Tribal Water Rights; Sovereign Immunity)
Bishop Paiute Tribe v. Inyo County  (Tribal Jurisdiction)
McKesson Corporation v. Hembree (Tribal Civil Jurisdiction)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Land & Water section, we feature news about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a case relating to protection of tribal salmon.

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

• "Children are sacred": Applying Navajo (Diné) fundamental law to strengthen juvenile justice.
• Restorative justice and retributive justice: An opportunity for cooperation or an occasion for conflict in the search for justice.
• The Five Civilized Tribes' treaty rights to water quality and mechanisms of enforcement.
• Native youth and juvenile injustice in South Dakota.
• The Grand Compromise: The ANCSA Section 7(I) Settlement Agreement.
• Placing children with relatives: The case for a clear rationale for separate foster care licensing standards, background check procedures, and improved relative placement statutes in Alaska.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin   
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
We feature a Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, notice of intent to prepare monument management plans for the Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jáa Units and associated environmental impact statement.

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 1/5

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2017.html
In the Interest of A.J.B. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Transfer to Tribal Court)
In Re Termination of Parental Rights to M.J. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Termination of Parental Rights)
Geouge v. Taylor (Indian Child Welfare Act - Notice)
In re A.F. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Placement)

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Crow Allottees Association v. United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (Tribal Water Rights; Federal Provision of Legal Counsel)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature an article about the formation of a tribal utility.

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

• S.2270: Mitigating METH Act.
• H.R.4723: Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin   
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2017.html
We feature a notice of the Department of the Interior regarding nixing a water agreement between the Klamath Tribes, the State of Oregon, and numerous irrigators as well as a Bureau of Land Management rule on hydraulic fracturing on Indian lands.