Hainipi, Boozhoo, Aaniin, Chokma, Yá’át’ééh, Imaynallan, Mohtompan wunne, Posoh, ᎣᏏᏲ, Lios em chaniavu, Ske:g taş: Greetings from the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) at Michigan Law! Please join us for our inaugural NALSA Banquet to celebrate Indigeneity and be in community.
Tickets available through the Michigan Union ticket office here.
Even if you cannot attend, please consider buying tickets as a donation.
Sharon Nunn has published “Correcting Nevada v. Hicks: Recognizing Tribal Courts as Courts of General Subject-Matter Jurisdiction” in the Yale Law Journal.
Here is the abstract:
This Note challenges the Supreme Court’s conclusion in Nevada v. Hicks that tribal courts are not courts of general subject-matter jurisdiction. Tribal courts satisfy the definition of general subject-matter jurisdiction courts: they are primary courts created by nonfederal sovereigns to hear a broad range of cases under their laws. Unlike previous scholarship, this analysis does not premise jurisdiction on near-perfect parity between tribal and state sovereignty, but focuses instead on tribal courts’ function in our federalist system. Recognizing tribal courts as general-jurisdiction courts would affirm tribal sovereignty and enable tribes to hear federal claims critical to self-governance.
TLJ is inviting scholarly, practitioner, and student submissions addressing legal issues affecting tribal nations and their internal justice systems. Contributions may include tribal court case comments, reflections on tribal systems, the development of tribal law, the value of tribal law, interviews, and teachings. Submissions are due by August 31, 2026, and chosen work will be published by Spring 2027
Here:
A Historical Review of Congressional Plenary Power and Tribal Treaties and the Implications Following Herrera
Skye Hosch Taylor
Unethical Business Practices Plague Native American Cultures and Economies – Solutions to the Ineffectiveness of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act
Benjamin Amoroso Sinder
A Survivor’s Tale: How the Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma Survived the Tidal Wave Collision of McGirt v. Oklahoma
Darbi E. Robertson
Winner, Best Appellate Brief in the 2024 Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition
Molly Gunther and Kevin Burdet
The Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance (IPJLCR) is currently accepting submissions for Volume 12, which has a target publication date of Spring 2027. Submissions are being accepted until Sun., March 15, 2026. Email submissions and any questions to: ipjlcr@lawnet.ucla.edu.
IPJLCR is an interdisciplinary law journal housed at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law that focuses on Indigenous legal issues and publishes scholarly articles, legal commentary, poetry, songs, stories, artwork, and other media. We are soliciting scholarly articles, student comments, and art that centers on or relates to legal issues important to Indigenous communities in the United States and throughout the world. We also seek works on issues or aspects of life in Native communities that are impacted by law, whether tribal law or the laws of nation-states. To access past issues, please visit https://escholarship.org/uc/uclalaw_ipjlcr.
Requirements:
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Fletcher’s Uncertainty Principle
Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Tribes as Nations: The Future of the Trust Relationship
Adam Crepelle
The Unenforceable Indian Trust
Ezra Rosser
The New Existentialism in Indian Law
M. Alexander Pearl
Fractionation by Design: Remedy Without Repair in Indigenous-Owned Trust Allotments
Jessica A. Shoemaker
Tribal Co-Management on Ceded Lands: A New Era?
Michael C. Blumm and Adam Eno
Original Comic: Tribal-Federal Symbiosis—An Aadioozaan
Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) is excited to announce that its 34th Annual NNALSA Moot Court Competition will be hosted by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The Competition will take place on February 13-14, 2026, at Northwestern Law in Chicago, IL.
NNALSA was founded in 1970 to support law students who are interested in federal Indian law, tribal law, and traditional forms of governance. Each year, NNALSA sponsors a moot court competition for law students who have a passion for Indian law and litigation.
We ask for your support and invite you to be part of this exciting event by contributing as a volunteer judge. Please fill out this link to share your interest and availability. Ahehee’ (Thank you)!
If you have any questions or comments, please email Colin Tompson at mootcourt@nationalnalsa.org.
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