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Announcement — Frank Pommersheim Mini-Symposium
Frank Pommersheim is retiring. We here have no words. I asked a few friends and colleagues to write down a few things they wanted to say about Frank. We’ll begin publishing them next week on the blog. Until then, check this out (from Mike Petoskey)….
Power Act CLE
There is a new federal law, signed last September, called the the Power Act. It requires federal courts to put on an annual event encouraging pro bono representation of domestic violence victims in tribal, federal, and state courts.
Nevada’s federal courts have planned a FREE CLE event for June 11 in Las Vegas.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/717
Minnesota SCT Refuses to Grant Credit to Prisoner for Time Spent in Red Lake Tribal Jail Unless that Time Was Spent for a State Offense
Here is the opinion in State v. Roy:
SG Recommends GVR in Poarch Band v. Wilkes
Here is the brief:
An excerpt:
This brief is submitted in response to the Court’s order inviting the Solicitor General to express the views of the United States. After the petition for a writ of certiorari was filed, amendments to tribal law were proposed that could substantially affect the basis for the decision of the Supreme Court of Alabama in this case. In the view of the United States, if those changes are enacted, the petition should be granted, the judgment vacated, and the case remanded for further proceedings.
Cert stage materials are here.
UPDATE:
8th Annual Wisconsin Indian Law CLE
Save the date: August 1-2, 2019 for the 8th Annual Wisconsin Indian Law CLE at Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Registration information can be found here.
Chehalis Tribe Earns Approval to Prosecute Non-Native Domestic Violence Offenders
Link here.
National Indian Law Library Bulletin (5/21/2019)
Here:
The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 5/21/19.
U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
This case was decided on 5/20/19:
Herrera v. Wyoming (Hunting & Fishing Rights; Treaties)
Petitions for certiorari were denied in these cases on 5/20/19.
Casino Pauma v. National Labor Relations Board (National Labor Relations Act)
Havasupai Tribe v. Provencio, et al. (Tribal Consultation)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2019.html
In the Interest of M.T.R., a Child (Indian Child Welfare Act – Application of)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html
- Whose lands? Which public? The shape of public-lands law and Trump’s national monument proclamations.
- Self-deportation nation.
- Balancing equity and effectiveness: The Paris Agreement & the future of international climate change law.
- Piercing the tribal veil: tribal sovereign immunity in the anomalous context of the pharmaceutical industry.
- The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act: How its invalidation will impact Indian gaming’s legal and regulatory framework.
- Sports betting and Indian gaming: Should tribal casinos get in the game?
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Intergovernmental section, we feature an article about a U.S. Supreme Court decision protecting off-reservation treaty rights.
Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
- S.1482: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require State educational agencies and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy and school threat assessment team policy, and for other purposes.
- H.R.2717: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the San Felipe Pueblo certain Federal land in Sandoval County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.
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