Havasupai Nation Suspends Tourism over COVID 19

Here:

CashCall (former partners with Western Sky) Sues Law Firm over Reliance on Federal Indian Law Principles

Here is the complaint in CashCall Inc. v. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (Cal. Super.):

NBC News Profile: “Native American tribes brace for coronavirus: ‘It’s going to be a test’”

Here.

Michigan Radio: “Michigan tribal governments prep for coronavirus — brace for impact on casinos and workers”

Here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Navajo Nation Trust Breach Appeal re: Water Rights

Here are the briefs in Navajo Nation v. United States:

 
 
 
 
 

Lower court materials here.

HCN Profile on MMIW Legislation

Here is “MMIW families still need enforceable legislation.”

COVID 19 Resources for Indian Tribes

Here:

brief-tribalemergency.pdf

emergency-declarations-and-tribes_-mechanisms-under-tribal-and-fe.pdf

responding-to-public-health-emergencies-on-tribal-lands_-jurisdic.pdf

tribalph-resource.pdf

Miigwetch to TICA and J. Wash.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (3/11/2020)

Here:

The Native American Rights Fund currently is hiring for a staff attorney. Learn more at https://www.narf.org/contact-us/join-team/ 

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
Petitions for certiorari were denied in two cases on 3/9/20:
James v. JW Gaming Development (Sovereign Immunity)
McMahon v. Chemeheuvi Indian Tribe (Reservation Diminishment) 

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

  • Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. BNSF Railway Company (Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act)
  • Lopez v. State of Colorado (Negligent Conduct; Discrimination)
  • Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. David Bernhardt (Fee to Trust; IGRA)
  • Patterson v. Calderin (RLUIPA)
  • Hawk v. Ecoffey (Prison Litigation Reform Act)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html
In the Matter of T.J. II (Indian Child Welfare Act) 

Tribal Courts Bulletin 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2020.html
Carsetti v. Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (Negligence) 

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

  • Sault Ste. Marie Tribe wins major victory in homelands litigation
  • How Maine’s tribes are fighting for a broader role in state governance
  • Driving While Indian: Washington considers study to monitor racial bias by state patrol
  • Michigan school district votes to drop Redskins mascot nickname
  • Cherokee Nation awards $6 million to local school districts, challenges Oklahoma to follow its lead
  • Native campaigns: The untold story of the presidential 2020 election
  • Efforts underway to bolster tribes’ energy independence
  • Eastern ranchers say BIA mishandling grazing permits
  • Arizona’s growing powwow, ‘safe space’ for Two-Spirit

Press Release: “Native American Senior Civil Rights Official at the Department of Energy Receives Significant Discrimination Settlement from Agency”

Here:

We posted about this case way back when, here.

Oklahoma AG Opinion on Indian Gaming Revenues

Here:

Case page on Cherokee Nation v. Stitt here.