New Scholarship on Peacemaking in the 1L Curriculum

Nice Rossio, Tim Connors, Margaret Connors, Cheryl Fairbanks, William Hall, and Brett Shelton have published “Restructuring American Law Schools: Peacemaking in the First Year Curriculum” in the Wayne Law Review.

Alaska Federal Court Holds Feds Can Acquire Land in Trust for Alaska Tribes

Here are the materials in State of Alaska v. Newland (D. Alaska):

John Leshy on Current Issues with Public Lands and Indians

John D. Leshy has published “Public Lands and Native Americans: A Guide to Current Issues” in the Public Lands & Resources Law Review.

Here is the abstract:

After briefly summarizing the dispossession of Indigenous peoples beginning around 1500 in what became the U.S., and the U.S. decision beginning around 1890 to hold title to and conserve some 600 million acres of land, this paper addresses the rise in recent decades of Native American influence on those lands. It focuses on three manifestations of that influence: (a) conserving cultural and ecological values; (b) seeking to “co-manage” or “co-steward” those lands with federal land management agencies; and (b) seeking to regain some measure of formal ownership, or “land back.” The paper delves into the details of each, showing the many variables involved depending on local circumstances, and highlighting the political and policy complications that can make progress difficult, particularly on (b) and (c).

Bay Mills 6th Annual Noojimo’iwewin VAWA & ICWA Training: Registration Open

Registration is open for the 6th Annual Noojimo’iwewin: The VAWA and ICWA Training hosted by Bay Mills Indian Community, July 31-August 2, 2024.

Hosted in person with a virtual option, this year’s training theme is Healing Together. Book your stay at the Bay Mills Resort and Casino in Brimley, MI by July 15. Learn more and see the agenda here. CLE and social work CU credits are pending submission and approval.

Ninth Circuit Decides Rincon Mushroom Company of America Inc. v. Mazzetti

Here is the unpublished opinion:

Lower court materials here.