Indian Law Bulletins Updated 12/18

We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/index.html
U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petition for certiorari was granted in this case on 12/13/19:
McGirt v. Oklahoma (Indian Major Crimes Act)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Bay Mills Indian Community v. Whitmer (IGRA; Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act)
Yurok Tribe v. Resighini Rancheria (Sovereign Immunity)
Rosales v. Dutschke (Indian Gaming; Rule 19)
Fitisemanu v. United States (Birthright Citizenship)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2019.html
State of Minnesota v. Bellcourt (Jurisdiction; Cross-Deputization Agreement)
State of Minnesota v. Northrup (Treaty Fishing Rights)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

• S.3019 - Montana Water Rights Protection Act
• S.3044 - A bill to amend the American's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to expand the Indian reservation drinking water program, and for other purposes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

• Owning Geronimo but not Elmer McCurdy: The unique property status of Native American remains.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

• 'A long journey for our people': Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians on cusp on federal recognition
• Majority of U.S. states, 75 members of Congress and more than 30 organizations file amicus briefs in support of Native American families and children
• U.S. Supreme Court accepts new Oklahoma case about Indian reservations
• 'We can help ourselves:' Native women come together to confront high rates of maternal mortality
• Environmental, nuclear worries force Prairie Island tribe to seek new lands
• A Native law school 'is something we need'
• Muckleshoots among 30 tribes selected for expansion of program enhancing tribal access to national crime information databases
• Hopes for bipartisan Montana water law in 2020
• 'It changed our lives': Banished women fight Ute tribal leaders in federal court

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 12/11

We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in this case on 12/9/19:
California Trout v. Hoopa Valley Tribe (Clean Water Act)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Swiger v. Rosette (Sovereign Immunity)


State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2019.html
Matter of Delaney (Attorney Discipline)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

• H.R.5280 - To establish the Native American Outreach Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
• H.R.5319 - To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
• H.R.5323 - To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to expand supportive services for Native American aging programs, and for other purposes.
• H.Res.748 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 729) to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to Indian Tribes to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives, and for other purposes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

• The Katie John litigation: A continuing search for Alaska Native fishing rights after ANCSA.
• Fluid standing: Incorporating the Indigenous Rights of Nature concept into collaborative management of the Colorado River ecosystem.
• Still melting: How climate change and subsistence laws constrain Alaska Native Village adaptation.
• Tribal sovereign immunity overcomes bankruptcy code abrogation.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

• Navajo Nation and University of Arizona sign Memorandum of Agreement to create the Navajo Law Fellowship Program
• Inslee appoints Raquel Montoya-Lewis as first Native American to sit on Washington Supreme Court
• Senate bill could roll back tribal authority in domestic violence cases
• New Mexico delegation praises passage of legislation to safeguard Native languages
• Water-rights measure to include $1.9 billion for Montana tribes
• Federal recognition likely as Little Shell Chippewa Tribe bill moves forward
• Congress considers Lumbee recognition bill
• $100 million solar project slated for South Dakota reservation moves ahead
• Indigenous women and the power of Indigenous architecture at Yale

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 12/4

We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/index.html

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
McCoy v. Salish Kootenai College, Inc. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (Indian Civil Rights Act; Banishment)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

• H.Res.735 - Recognizing the maternal health crisis among indigenous women in the United States, which includes American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women, recognizing the importance of reducing mortality and morbidity among indigenous women, and calling for urgent Federal funding changes to ensure comprehensive, high-quality, and culturally competent maternal health and family planning services are available.
• H.R.5158 - Promoting Sustainable Energy Projects for Tribal Communities Act of 2019

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

• New book about petroglyphs offers a glimpse into the lives of the earliest people in Kansas
• Cherokee Nation drives more than $2 billion into Oklahoma economy
• Empty desks: Discipline & policing in Montana's public schools
• US Senate passes bill repealing discriminatory laws against Native Americans
• Quapaw Nation reaches trust settlement
• Lumbee Tribe federal recognition bill up for first hearing
• Senate VAWA bill 'undercuts tribal sovereignty'