Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/27/2024

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

• Paul Curtis Pemperton v. Michael Miller (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
• Kristin Ann Tix v. Robert William Tix (Tribal Court Jurisdiction)
• United States v. Gloria E. Benjamin and St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (Property Ownership)
• Hopi Tribe et al. v. Donald Trump (Antiquities Act; Motion to Reopen Case and Lift Stay)
• Bobby C. Sayles v. Carrie Bridges (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction; Writ of Habeas Corpus)
• Tony Goldtooth v. United States Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act; Relocation Benefits)
• Cody Allen Bruner v. Steven Harpe (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction; Habeas Petition)
• Annette Mattia et al. v. United States (Wrongful Death; Appointed Personal Representative)
• Hackford v. United States Department of the Interior (Tribal Membership)
• Wa He Lut Indian School v. Smith (Federal Court Jurisdiction)
• United States v. Santiago Martinez (Major Crimes Act; Indian Country)

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

• S.5355 - A bill to ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University.
• H.R.10176 - To authorize the Bay Mills Indian Community of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.
• H.R.10191 - Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Federal Recognition Act / To extend Federal recognition to the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia, and for other purposes.
• S.Res.897 - 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.

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

• Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs, Including the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program; Health and Safety Standards for Obstetrical Services in Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Prior Authorization; Requests for Information; Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Eligibility; Medicaid Clinic Services Four Walls Exceptions; Individuals Currently or Formerly in Custody of Penal Authorities; Revision to Medicare Special Enrollment Period for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals; and All-Inclusive Rate Add-On Payment for High-Cost Drugs Provided by Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities (HHS)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Acceptance of Retrocession of Jurisdiction for the Skokomish Nation (Interior)
• Filing of Plats of Survey: Alaska (Interior)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Public Land Order No. 7952; Partial Revocation of Public Land Order Nos. 5169, 5173, 5179, 5180, 5184, 5186, 5188, and 5242, as Amended, Modified, or Corrected, and Opening of Additional Lands for Selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans; Alaska (Interior)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and its Transformation Product, 6PPD-quinone; Regulatory Investigation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA)

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

• Our original and reoccurring sin.
• Protecting child victims in federal court.
• Those we forget: NEPA does not protect remote Alaska Native communities from exploitation by resource extraction companies.
• US Supreme Court's June 2023 ruling concludes Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is constitutional.

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

This week, in brief:

• Oregon Tribe has hunting and fishing rights restored under a long-sought court ruling
• Sacred mound returned to Osage Nation
• I thought my biological family didn’t want me. But they'd never stopped looking for me
• Navajo Nation 'disappointed' judge dismisses lawsuit against Apache County over election issue
• Hobbs signs largest tribal water rights agreement in US history

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/19/2024

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

• California v. Del Rosa, et al. (Contraband Cigarette Tax Act (CCTA); Indian Country)
• California v. Del Rosa, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Ex parte Young)
• Clark, et al. v. Haaland, et al. (Sovereign Immunity; Water Rights)

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

• Fourstar v. Fort Peck Tribes (Witness Testimony)

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

• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Increase Flexibility for Tribes in Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Eligibility (HHS)
• Land Acquisitions; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah, Lower Highway 89 Project, Coconino County, Arizona (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

• Federal prosecution of sexual assault in Indian Country.
• Fighting for Oak Flat: Western Apaches and American religious freedom.
• Guardians of the Grand Canyon: The threat that uranium mining poses for the Havasupai Tribe.
• Heads held high and hands holding hope: The victory and vulnerabilities of the Indian Child Welfare Act after Haaland v. Brackeen.

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

This week, in brief:

• California to rename dozens of places to remove racial slur for Native American women
• Native Americans press Biden to designate three new national monuments in California
• Pawnee Nation to receive 27 repatriated items from Indiana University
• Navajo Nation files second lawsuit against Apache County to protect Navajo voting rights
• TIME Magazine names Gila River Indian Community leader to its "2024 Time100 Climate” list

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/13/2024

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

• Protect The Peninsula's Future v. Haaland (Motion to Intervene; Treaty Rights)

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

• H.R.10082 - Oregon Owyhee Wilderness and Community Protection Act / To provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.

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

• Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for Lower Elwha Tribal Community (Interior)
• Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (Interior)
• Notice of Approval of Exemption for Indigenous-Knowledge Informed Activities by Native Hawaiian Organizations (ACHP)

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

• Protecting the next seven generations: Self-indigenization and the Indian Child Welfare Act.
• Transplanted rights in the Choctaw Nation: Threats to sovereignty and potential solutions.
• Tribal immunity is dying: The intersection of bankruptcy and federal Indian law.

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

This week, in brief:

• North Dakota seeks to intervene in latest Dakota Access Pipeline lawsuit
• Mattaponi Tribe seeks federal recognition
• Judge extends lithium drilling freeze, a major win for the Hualapai Tribe
• Honoring heritage in uniform: Native American soldier granted religious accommodation to grow hair, embrace Lakota identity
• NICWA statement on the 2024 election

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/6/2024

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
https://sct.narf.org/termindexes/october2024.html

One petition for certiorari was denied on 11/4/24:

• San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Arizona, et al. (24-349) (Mining permit under Clean Water Act regulations)

The Tribal Supreme Court Project published an Update Memorandum on October 21, 2024: https://sct.narf.org/updatememos/2024/10-21-2024.pdf

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

• Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland, et al. (Cultural Property; Environmental Protection; Administrative Procedures Act (APA))
• Running Bird v. Mertens-Jones, et al. (Free Exercise; Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA))
• Parker v. Halftown, et al. (Habeas Petition; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA); Tribal Court Exhaustion)
• Eggers v. Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations (Employment Discrimination; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
• Butrick v. Dine Development Corporation, et al. (Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
• Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al. (Conflict of Interest; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Counterclaims)
• Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Official Immunity; Counterclaims)
• Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al. (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO))

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

• Rowe v. Fort Peck Tribes, et al. (Habeas Corpus; Indian Status)

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

• In re Epik W. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

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)
• Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Membership (HUD)
• National Native American Heritage Month, 2024 (Presidential Proclamation)

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

• Cultural appropriation as passing off.
• Ripple effects for Tribes after court cuts agency power.

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

This week, in brief:

• Apache County judge extends voting hours at nine polling sites amid lawsuit against Apache County
• Why more Native Americans are on U.S. ballots than ever before
• Native Americans and the Supreme Court [video]
• National Park Service issues landmark order for tribal consultations
• People - and salmon - return to restored Klamath to celebrate removal of 4 dams