U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
One case was decided on 7/9/20:
McGirt v. Oklahoma (Criminal Jurisdiction)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html

• Williams v. Medley Opportunity Fund II, LP (Tribal Sovereign Lending)
• Crow Indian Tribe v. United States (Endangered Species Act; Yellowstone Grizzlies)
• Dossett v. Ho-Chunk, Inc. (Sovereign Immunity)
• Shopbell v. Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (Treaty Rights)
• Grondal v. Mill Bay Members Association, Inc. (Indian Allotment)
• Poarch Band of Creek Indians v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC (Opioid Manufacturing)

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

• H.R.7557 – To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.
• H.R.7565 – To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, 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/2020.html

• Chipping away at the public trust doctrine: Mauna Kea and the degradation principle.
• When the Navajo Generating Station closes, where does the water go?
• An odd way to read a preemption statute: The Atomic Energy Act, Virginia Uranium, and the Diné Natural Resource Protection Act.
• Redefining tribal sovereignty for the era of fundamental rights.
• “You’re in apple land but you are a lemon”: Connection, collaboration, and division in early ’70s Indian Country.
• Herrera v. Wyoming: The Supreme Court’s most recent attempt to balance tribal rights, state power, and conservation efforts.

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

• Court blocks Montana law that restricts voting rights of Native Americans
• The McGirt case is a historic win for tribes
• Q&A: What does McGirt ruling mean?
• How the ‘only family’ argument is used against Indigenous families
• Black Lives Matter for Freedman Descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes
• Pandemic complicates tribes’ quest for data sovereignty
• Indigenous groups launch first national $1 million direct cash program for Native Americans during COVID-19 pandemic
• State Supreme Court vacates racist 1916 ruling in Yakama fishing rights case
• Ninth Circuit rules to restore protections for Yellowstone grizzlies