Here:
Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Fed. Bankruptcy Court Dismisses Adversary Proceeding; Sovereign Immunity
Here are the materials in Subranni v. Navajo Times Publishing Company (In re Star Group Communications) (D. N.J. Bnkrcy):
Federal Court Dismisses Slip and Fall Suit against Barona Band
Here are the materials in Butler v. Barona Band of Mission Indians of California (C.D. Cal.):
La Cuna De Aztlan Sacred Sites Protection Circle Advisory Committee v. DOI Cert Stage Briefs
National Indian Law Library Bulletin (5/4/2016)
Here:
The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 5/4/16.
U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2015-2016update.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in Knight v. Thompson (Prisoners – Grooming Policies) on May 2, 2016. Petition was filed in Pro-Football, Inc. v. Blackhorse, et al. (Trademarks – Washington Football Team) on May 2, 2016, and in Pauma Band of Mission Indians v. California (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act – Bad Faith Negotiations) on April 18, 2016.
In addition, see the Tribal Supreme Court Update Memoranda of May 4, 2016.
State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2016state.html
In re N.H. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Application of)
In re Adoption of B.T.S. (Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act; Adoption – Mother’s Consent)
News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Sacred Places section, we feature an article on the status of the Bears Ears National Monument effort and resistence.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
We feature a notice with an update of Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
We added these articles:
The Washington Redskins and the current standard for disparaging trademarks: The impact of disparaging trademarks in the modern world.
Regulating access to traditional knowledge and genetic resources: The disclosure requirement as a strategy to combat biopiracy.
Traditional knowledge exists; intellectual property is invented or cr eated.
ACHP Letter re: Dakota Access Pipeline Project
New Nooksack Tribal Court Complaint re: Nooksack Government Actions
Here is the complaint in Gladstone v. Kelly (Nooksack Tribal Court):
NIJ Report: “Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men”
Here:
Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men_NNIJ_20…
The NIJ released new survey results this week, and things are as bad as they’ve ever been. The results say that 4 out of 5 women and men are victims of violence:
More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3 percent) have experienced violence in their lifetime. This includes —
■■ 56.1 percent who have experienced sexual violence.
■■ 55.5 percent who have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner.
■■ 48.8 percent who have experienced stalking.
■■ 66.4 percent who have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner.
Overall, more than 1.5 million American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime.
More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native men (81.6 percent) have experienced violence in their lifetime. This includes —
■■ 27.5 percent who have experienced sexual violence.
■■ 43.2 percent who have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner.
■■ 18.6 percent who have experienced stalking.
■■ 73.0 percent who have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner.
Overall, more than 1.4 million American Indian and Alaska Native men have experienced violence in their lifetime.
News Profile of Elem Pomo Disenrollments/Banishments; Attorney Withdraws Representation
Here is “Elem Pomo File Federal Suit Against Banishment.”
Here is the complaint in John et. al. v. Garcia et. al., 16-cv-02368 (N.D. Cali.)
An excerpt:
At this time it is unclear who will be defending the federal suit, Boland said. Last week, the Elem Colony Executive Committee’s longtime general counsel, Tony Cohen, publicly stated that he withdrew his representation in a blog post.
He said that in his 35 years practicing Indian law, “I have always worked to improve the lives of tribal members and have never helped tribal governments to be oppressors.”
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