Statement from the White House [gone already]
Interior Solicitor M Opinion on the Power of the Interior Secretary to Acquire Land in Trust for United Keetoowah Band
Blast from the Past: Announcement of the Publication of the Indian Law Report
From the Neshnawbe News, early summer 1974:
Updated Harvard NALSA Symposium Info. Feb 28, 2025
The Harvard Law School (HLS) Native Law Students Association (NALSA) is excited to present the 2025 HLS Indian Law Symposium, titled”De-Othering Indian Law: Indigenous Topics as Canon Legal Doctrine.”
The symposium will be a day-long event on Friday, February 28, 2025,from 9am – 5pm.
The symposium is open to the public and free to attend forregistered attendees. You can register using the form link located on the symposium website.
We have an amazing line-up of speakers coming, including:
U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine S. Sykes, ASU Law School Dean Stacy Leeds, Navajo Nation Chief Justice JoAnn Jayne, White House Senior Policy Advisor on Native Affairs and Stanford Professor Elizabeth Reese, UNSW & HLS Professor Megan Davis, MSU Professor Wenona T. Singel, and University of Michigan Professor Matthew Fletcher.
For those interested in a virtual link to the symposium, please fill out the registration form and indicate interest in a virtual live stream option.
For any questions, please contact nalsa@mail.law.harvard.edu.
Stanford NALSA Admissions Panel — Jan. 26
Register here:
Join the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) to learn more about the law school application process. Current NALSA members will provide tips, best practices, and answer general questions about SLS and admissions. This event is open to the public.
Missouri Federal Court Holds Tribal Business is “Employer” Under State Law but May Be Entitled to Immunity
Here are pleadings in Castaneda v. Ahtna Engineering Services LLC (W.D. Mo.):
Tenth Circuit Affirms Restitution Award in Indian Country Manslaughter Case
Here is the opinion in United States v. Johnson.
Tenth Circuit Opening Brief in Modoc v. Shah [tribal attorney immunity]
New Federal Regulations on Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes
North Dakota Native Voting Rights Upheld by Supreme Court
On January 13, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the Walen v. Burgum redistricting lawsuit and affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota decision that preserves North Dakota House District 4A, a subdistrict that gives Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation voters a long-awaited opportunity to elect representatives of their choice. The lower court determined that state legislators were endeavoring to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and redistricting best practices by creating an election subdistrict along the boundaries of the MHA reservation as part of 2021 redistricting.
While the MHA Nation sided with the state to defend subdistrict 4A, North Dakota abandoned its own win during the appeal to the Supreme Court, failing to advocate for the state legislature’s voting map and citizens’ rights.
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