
New Mexico Law Review & Tribal Law Journal Symposium – October 30, 2026



From the website:
The goal of the National NALSA Writing Competition is to encourage law students to become involved with National NALSA and increase awareness and education regarding legal issues that impact Native Nations, Tribal organizations, and Indigenous communities and people.
This year, the Competition will be hosted by the Michigan Law Review Online!
Michigan Law Review Online is the online-exclusive counterpart of the Michigan Law Review, one of the oldest and most prestigious legal scholarship journals in the country. MLR Online places emphasis on timely legal scholarship and, in accord with that goal, has an expedited production process compared to most other journals.
Submissions are now being accepted! The gist? Here you go:
All of the rest of the nitty gritty details can be found at the link below for the 2027 NNALSA Writing Competition Rules.
This year, Manuel Lewis (Gila River Indian Community, first descendant) is serving as the Writing Competition Administrator. He is an Executive Online Editor of the Michigan Law Review and can be contacted at writingcompetition@nationalnalsa.org if you have any questions!
Here:
The Bad Man’s Hourglass: Extending the Clock on Justice
Liv G. Cummins
Tulsa v. O’Brien: A City Adds to the Battle over Jurisdiction in Indian Country
Fatima D. Jaime
Ward, Trust, or Sovereign: The Impact of Metaphor in Supreme Court Indian Law Jurisprudence
Sadie Pate
Winner, Best Appellate Brief in the 2025 Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition
Baylee Ogle and Madison Bailey

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
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