Indian Law Bulletins Updated 4/30/2024

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

• Greene, et al. v. United States (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Treaty Damages)
• Scott v. United States (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Treaty Damages)
• Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Indian Reservation v. United States (Water Rights; Breach of Trust)
• Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. Haaland, et al. (Self-Determination Contract)
• Machin v. Choctaw Casino (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Diversity Jurisdiction)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html

• Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Hopkins (Dismissal with Prejudice; Response Time)
• Moulton v. Colville Tribal Federation Corporation (Summary Judgment)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html

• Ito v. Copper River Native Association (Sovereign Immunity)
• Trujillo v. Foster (Sovereign Immunity)

U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html

• H.Res.1177 - Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2024, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

• Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2024 Harvest Specifications for Pacific Whiting, and 2024 Pacific Whiting Tribal Allocation (Commerce)
• Removal of Outdated Regulations (HHS)

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

• Can we save our foodways? The Inflation Reduction Act, climate change, and food justice.
• A case for Tribal co-management of federal public lands.
• Conflict transformation and Hopi marriage.
• A framework for managing disputes over intellectual property rights in traditional knowledge.
• There is more to the story - you may think you know what is going on with circle peacemaking, but Alaska Natives have other ideas.
• Underutilization and unworkability of the current NAGPRA civil penalties provision.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• Eleven more students will go home from Carlisle
• Biden nominates Salish & Kootenai Tribal attorney Danna Jackson for federal bench
• Tribes who helped create new national monument near Grand Canyon want to help manage it
• Native law group says graduates planning to wear Tribal regalia should review school policies
• Alaska Tribal health consortiums are legally immune in many cases, state Supreme Court says

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 4/24/2024

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

• Bessios v. Pueblo of Pojoaque, et al. (Federal Question; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)
• Cooper v. Forest County Potawatomi Hotel & Casino (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
• Ransom v. GreatPlains Finance, LLC, et al. (Motion for Reconsideration; Full Tribal Management; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
• Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro, LLC, et al. (Stay Pending Appeal; Public Interest)
• Martin v. Gourneau, et al. (Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Bivens Claim)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html

• Brown v. Office of Director of Regulation (Gaming License; Conduct Posing a Threat)
• Duong v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Negligence)
• Thornton v. Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (Board of Review; Tribal Healing Time)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html

• In the Matter of: M.R., S.R., E.R., and N.R. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html

• S.4180 - A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to allow for brownfield revitalization funding eligibility for Alaska Native Tribes, and for other purposes.

Passed legislation:

• Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023 / A bill to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, and for other purposes. - became Public Law No: 118-48 on 4/19/2024.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

• Minority Business Development Agency's Request for Public Comment and Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings (Commerce)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)

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

• Access or sovereignty.
• Article IV and Indian Tribes.
• A blueprint for restorative criminal justice in the United States: Three non-traditional systems coming together.
• Equity for American Indian families.
• The impossibility of settler colonialism and its influence on the Supreme Court.
• No dice: Sports betting in California.
• Preserving sacred ground: Valuing culture in compensation for Indigenous Peoples.
• Relational river: Arizona v. Navajo Nation & the Colorado

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• Army seeks extension in lawsuit over return of Native childrens’ remains
• Native American Rights Fund gets $100K for Tribal eco-stewardship legal support
• Illinois now home to federally recognized Tribal nation in historic Department of Interior decision
• At UN, Indigenous leaders fight for application of rights
• Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 4/17/2024

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2023-2024update.html

One petition for certiorari was denied on 4/15/2024:

• No Casino In Plymouth v. National Indian Gaming Commission (Land trust acquisitions under the Indian Reorganization Act; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

• Mashkikii-Boodawaaning (Medicine Fireplace) Inc. v. Chippewa Valley Agency, Ltd. (Race Discrimination; Section 1981; Peyote)
• Conway v. Oyate Health Center (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
• Tohono O'odham Nation, et al. v. United States Department of Interior, et al. (Administrative Procedures Act (APA); National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA); Tribal Consultation)
• Perez v. City of San Antonio (First Amendment Free Exercise Clause; Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“TRFRA”))

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html

• Lambert v. Fort Peck Tribes (Search and Seizure; Drug Residue)

U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html

• H.R.7826 - Tribal Community Protection Act of 2024 / To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to certain grants authorized for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

• Receipt of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe (Interior)
• Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records (HHS)

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

• Adapting conservation governance under climate change: Lessons from Indian Country.
• Preserving sacred sites and property law.
• Progress and the taking of Indigenous land.
• Protecting traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples' rights: The key to developing international environmental laws that promote harmonious relationships with nature.
• Pursuing the exemption: The Makah's white whale.
• Revising the Indian plenary power doctrine.
• Tribal courts are courts of general jurisdiction.
• Tribal health self-determination: The role of Tribal health systems in actualizing the highest attainable standard of health for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
• Tribal trademark law.
• The United States would be closer to fulfilling the trust responsibility if permanent supportive housing was a covered Medicaid benefit.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• Army to send home 11 Native children from former Indian boarding school
• Justice Department steps into Enbridge Line 5 dispute
• Apache Stronghold appeals Oak Flat copper mine case to full 9th Circuit Appeals Court
• Your guide to the 2024 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• Indigenous Governance Traditions event connects democracy, sovereignty

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 4/10/2024

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

• David W. Thayer v. Laura Howard, Haleigh Bennett, Jeff Brown, Lesia Dipman, and Linda Kidd (Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA))
• Native American Guardian's Association v. Washington Commanders (Mascots and Native Representation)
• Tamarisk Rd. Trust UDT v. Prieto (Federal Court Jurisdiction; Trust Allotment)

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)

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

• Bridging the gap: A systematic guide to Tribal code drafting.
• By definition ignored?: Indigenous Peoples’ fishing rights in the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement 2022.
• Examining the implications of Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin: How are Tribal business enterprises impacted under the bankruptcy code?
• Farm bill implications in Indian Country.
• Fractionation or consolidation? The Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (2012-2022).
• The greatest time to practice law in Indian Country.
• The last true people’s court: Oklahoma’s Tribal courts as an access to justice.
• The model Tribal energy code: Energy sovereignty for Native American nations.
• Sustainable mining challenges: Alaska water permitting and the United States green energy transition.
• The unfortunate path: The history leading to the Indian Child Welfare Act.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• Navajo Nation moves Tribal election date to match earlier Arizona primary election date
• Oklahoma court rules 'McGirt' does not apply in Osage Nation
• Illinois could ban Native American school mascots
• Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe celebrates legal victory over land in trust
• Tlingit and Haida went to Denver to reclaim their cultural objects. They left empty-handed — and continue to fight.

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 4/3/2024

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2023-2024update.html

One petition for certiorari was denied on 4/1/2024:

• Littlefield v. Department of the Interior (Land trust acquisitions under the Indian Reorganization Act)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

• Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, et al. v. United States Department of Interior, et al. (Tribal Water Rights; Fiduciary Duties; Administrative Record)
• Wild Fish Conservancy v. Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (Attorneys' Fees and Costs; Intervening Parties)
• Great American Life Insurance Company v. United States Department of the Interior (Indian Financing Act; Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program)
• Pueblo of San Felipe v. Haaland, et al. (Quiet Title Act; Administrative Procedure Act)
• Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, et al. (Treaty Water Rights; Clean Water Act; Administrative Procedure Act)
• Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan (Michigan Health Care False Claims Act (HCFCA))
• Waukegan Potawatomi Casino, LLC v. City of Waukegan (Illinois Gambling Act; 42 U.S.C. § 1983)
• United States, et al. v. The State of Alaska, et al. (Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Subsistence Fishing Rights)
• Crow Tribe of Indians, et al. v. Repsis, et al. (Treaty Hunting Rights; Herrera v. Wyoming)
• Biers v. Dentons US LLP, et al. (Federal Court Authority; Sanctions)
• Johnson v. Town of Charlestown (State Constitutional Claims; Heck v. Humphrey; Tribal Political Dissident)
• Brown, et al. v. Haaland, et al. (Tribal Court Proceedings; Exhaustion of Remedies)
• United States v. McGirt (Federal Court Jurisdiction; Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html

• Cherokee Nation v. Shriver (22 C.N.C.A. § 153; Absence Limitation)
• Cherokee Nation v. Shriver (22 C.N.C.A. § 153; Absence Limitation)
• Rodgers v. Cherokee Nation (Filing of Fees)
• Jardine v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Mohegan Torts Code; Negligence)
• Bolden v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Negligence)
• Granata v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Negligence; Affirmative Act Rule)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html

• Montana Democratic Party v. Jacobsen (Voting Rights)
• Stitt v. Treat (Taxation)

U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html

• H.R.7859 - To authorize the integration and administrative streamlining of Federal funding for Indian Tribes that have reservations, other Tribal lands, or ways of life at risk due to environmental impacts and natural disasters, and for other purposes.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

• Strengthening the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program; Correction (HUD)

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

• An old dilemma in deep seabed mining: Free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
• Participation of Indigenous Peoples in decision making over deep-seabed mining.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• In a major ruling, Montana Supreme Court strikes down 4 elections bills
• Project seeks to gather Alaska environmental knowledge embedded in Indigenous languages
• Wyoming can no longer use a 30-year-old case to prosecute Tribal hunters, judge finds
• SCOTUS hears arguments about a case involving federal health funding for the Northern Arapaho Tribe
• New online collection seeks to foster Native co-stewardship of public lands