The NNALSA 2019 Moot Court Competition problem and rules are now available here.
NCJFCJ’s Article on the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018
Here: NCJFCJ FFPSA In Session Fall 2018
Originally published in the Fall 2018 edition of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ (NCJFCJ) members-only magazine, In Session. To receive future issues of the magazine, become a member of the NCJFCJ by clicking here.
3rd Edition of ABA Handbook is available
Handbook On Questioning Children: A Linguistic Perspective is available here.
The Handbook, 3rd Edition, applies linguistics to the critical task of communicating accurately with children in the legal system. Pertains to forensic interviewing, testifying, and questioning.
Federal Court Individual Indians’ Effort to Access Western Shoshone Judgment
Here are the materials in John v. United States (D. Nev.):
Federal Court Rejects Individual Indian’s Effort to Block Pipeline
Here are the materials in Northern Natural Gas Company v. 80 Acres of Land in Thurston County, Neb. (D. Neb.):
Prior post here.
National Indian Law Library Bulletin (10/24/2018)
Here:
The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 10/24/18.
U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in:
Citizen Potawatomi Nation v. Oklahoma (Arbitration and Award)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html
- Frankly my dear, I don’t want a dam: Refocusing dam removal priorities to protect endangered salmon now.
- The shifting landscape of ancestral lands: Tribal gathering of traditional plants in national parks.
- Taking it to the bank: Creating a new constitutional standard and using blue carbon banking to compensate the Miccosukee Tribe for the federal ‘taking’ of their tribal lands.
- Seminal choices: The definition of ‘Indian child’ in a time of assisted reproductive techonology.
- Historical perspectives & reflections on Matal v. Tam and the future of offensive trademarks.
- Tribal renewable energy service companies, part 3.
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Inc. v. United States (Federal Fiduciary Duty)
Northern Natural Gas Company v. 80 Acres of Land in Thurston County (Rights-of-Way)
Wilhite v. Awe Kualawaache Care Center (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Guardado v. State of Nevada (Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
Matter of L.A.G. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Application of)
Demetria H. v. State (Indian Child Welfare Act – Termination of Parental Rights)
In re A.S. (Tribal Customary Adoption)
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Intergovernmental section, we feature an article relating to increased support for tribal policing.
U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following bills were added:
H.R.7034: Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement Act.
H.R.7075: Native American and Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage Protection Act of 2018.
Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
We feature a notice of the US Commission on Civil Rights Alaska Advisory Committee meeting.
New piece on the cultural and social effects of tribal extractive development
Carla Fredericks, Kate Finn, Erica Gajda, and Jesse Heibel have published “Responsible Resource Development: A Strategic Plan to Consider Social and Cultural Impacts of Tribal Extractive Industry Development” in Harvard Journal of Law & Gender Online. Here.
NAICJA/Casey Tribal Judicial Skills Training
Click here for more information. This training is FREE OF CHARGE with a limited number of travel and lodging scholarships available. Food will be provided. This training is open to JUDGES ONLY.
Date: December 3, 2018
Time: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Kimpton-Rowan Palm Springs, Palm Springs, CA
Register by Friday October 26, 2018: Click Here
For more information please contact Kate Trujillo – Kate@naicja.org
NCJFCJ Statement Supporting ICWA
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, one of the oldest and largest judicial membership organizations in the country serving an estimated 30,000 professionals in the juvenile and family justice system has released a statement supporting ICWA.
The full statement is available here
The Honorable John J. Romero, Jr. President, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (bold added by me):
It’s imperative to preserve the rights, culture, connections, and traditions of Indian children and their families. The disproportionate numbers of American Indian and Alaska Native children in our child welfare system persist almost 40 years after ICWA became law. Consequently, the new ICWA rules and regulations enacted in 2016 promote the uniform application of ICWA and to advance and protect Indian children’s best interests.
Our American Indian and Alaska Native children are essential to the security and stability of each tribe. In each ICWA proceeding, the judicial officer and other court professionals should be mindful that children are the heart of the law. Committed uniform application of ICWA and the Regulations will advance and protect the best interests of each child and enhance tribal security and stability.
National Indian Law Bulletin (10/17/2018)
Here:
| The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 10/17/18.
U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin Citizen Potawatomi Nation v. Oklahoma Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
Federal Courts Bulletin State Courts Bulletin News Bulletin U.S. Legislation Bulletin Tribal Courts Bulletin |
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