The University of New Mexico School of Law recently announced that it is in search of a Visiting Professor to teach in its Southwest Indian Law Clinic during the Fall 2019 semester. Applications close on July 12, 2019. Please see more details, including how to apply, here.
On River’s Banks, Menominee Defends its Heritage From Mining Threats
Article here.
“Earthjustice is representing the Menominee Tribe in both federal and state court. The Tribe is challenging the wetland permit in a Michigan administrative law proceeding, and that contested case is underway. The Tribe is also challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to not be the primary permitting authority for this project, as is required under federal law. The next step for the federal challenge is in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, where the Tribe will present oral argument on September 5, 2019.”
Carpenter v. Murphy Restored to the Supreme Court Calendar for Reargument Next Term
More to commentary to come.
Prisoner Complaint against Nisqually Tribe Dismissed
Here are the materials in Bell v. City of Lacey (W.D. Wash.):
LA Times: “Claiming to be Cherokee, contractors with white ancestry got $300 million”
Here.
Noojimo’iwewin: A VAWA and ICWA Training
Join this free training
August 1-2, 2019
at the Bay Mills Resort & Casino in Brimley, MI
A multi-disciplinary training geared toward child welfare and domestic violence advocates to implement effective service and advocacy strategies in cases involving child welfare, domestic violence, or both.
Register here and check out the Facebook event page.
Featured trainers include Hon. Jocelyn Fabry, Chief Judge, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; Rachel Carr, Executive Director, Uniting Three Fires Against Violence; Hon. Ron Whitener, Chief Judge, The Tulalip Tribes; Kate Fort, Director, Indian Law Clinic, Michigan State University Law, Indigenous Law Program; Lenny Hayes, Executive Director, Tate Topa Consulting, LLC and more. For a complete list of trainers visit the event page.
Brought to you by Bay Mills Indian Community and the OJS Tribal Justice Support.
Noojimo’iwewin – healing others, healing of the heart and mind as well as illness.
Ninth Circuit Affirms Rejection of Skokomish U&A Claims to Satsop River, Debates Continuing Jurisdiction, Cites to Hunter Thompson, and Makes a Dull Indian Law Day Interesting
Here is the opinion in United States v. Washington, subproceeding 17-01.
Briefs here.
Tribal Veteran Wellness Court Symposium
SAVE THE DATE: August 22-23, 2019 in Missoula, MT.
Join for this free two-day event highlighting important considerations for serving and treating Native veterans and the Wellness Court model.
Register here and visit www.wellnesscourts.org for more information.
A limited number of scholarship are available to Healing to Wellness Court practitioners who require financial assistance.To apply for a scholarship for the Tribal Veterans Wellness Court Symposium, you must complete and submit this scholarship application, along with separately emailing a letter of recommendation to wellness@tlpi.org by the scholarship deadline of Friday, July 12, 2019.
National Indian Law Library Bulletin (6/25/2019)
Here:
The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 6/25/19.
U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
The following cases were recently denied review:
Poarch Band of Creek Indians, et al. v. Wilkes, et al. (Tribal Tort Claim Liability; Non-Members)
Bearcomesout v. United States (Double Jeopardy)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2019.html
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Lewis Tein P.L. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe v. Ryan Zinke (Land into Trust; “Under Federal Jurisdiction”)
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
- Reviewing St. Regis: Unresolved issues at the intersection of tribal sovereign immunity and patent law.
- No take backs: Presidential authority and public land withdrawals.
- Dam(n) displacement: compensation, resettlement, and indigeneity.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature an article about how solar could make WA tribes energy independent.
Advancing Native Representation in the Judiciary CILA Webinar
Please join the California Indian Law Association, the Tribal Justice Project, and the Aoki Center for their annual webinar, Advancing Native Representation in the Judiciary, on July 8th at 12pm PST. This webinar will focus on increasing the presence of Native attorneys in state, federal, and tribal courts.
Register for the webinar here: www.calindianlaw.org/cle-webinar.html
Presenters include Hon. Abby Abinanti, Chief Judge of the Yurok Tribal Court; Hon. William Fletcher of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and Hon. Deborah Sanchez of the Superior Court of Los Angeles.
A webinar link will be sent to those who register. Participants will receive 1 CLE credit.
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