National Indian Law Library Bulletin

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (4/1/16)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 4/1/16.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2015-2016update.html
Petition was denied for Alaska v. Organized Village of Kake, Alaska, et al. (Administrative Law) on 3/28/16. Petition was filed in Shinnecock Indian Nation v. New York (Laches; Due Process; Takings) on 3/25/16.

U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2016cta.html
Arizona v. Tohono O’odham Nation (Gaming Compact – Authority to Conduct Gaming)

U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2016dct.html
United States v. White Plume (Controlled Substances Act – Marijuana/Hemp)
New Mexico ex rel. State Engineer v. Aamodt (Water Rights Settlements)
Smith v. Western Sky Financial, LLC (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/ 2016state.html
State v. Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Child Support)
In re Doe (Indian Child Welfare Act – Termination of Tribal Rights)
Wells Fargo Bank, Nat. Ass’n v. Apache Tribe of Oklahoma (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
We feature a couple of articles in the Tribal Government section regarding a tribal court child support order case.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
We feature a notice of the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding consultation sessions on a draft policy that will address contract support costs incurred by tribes under the Indian Self-Determinati on and Education Assistance Act self-determination contracts and self-governance funding agreements.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
One of the new articles added is about a current U.S. Supreme Court case relating to uncounseled tribal court convictions in state or federal prosecution.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin 3/22/16

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 3/22/16.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2015-2016update.html

Opinions were issued in Sturgeon v. Masica (Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act – Regulatory Control; National Park Service) and Nebraska v. Parker (Reservation Lands – Diminishment) on 3/22/16.

Petition for certiorari was denied in Wasatch County, Utah, et al. v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (Indian Reservation – Diminishment) on 3/21/16.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (3/17/16)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 3/17/16.

U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2016cta.html
Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources v. U.S. (Quiet Title; Rights – of Way)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Sacred Places section, we feature some articles about the battle over sacred Apache land in Arizona. In the Intergovernmental section, we feature an article and information regarding the new Supreme Court nominee.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
Two bills were added:
H.R.4737: State and Tribal Government Sovereignty Protection Act of 2016.
H.R.684: Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2015.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
We feature a notice of the Bureau of I ndian Affairs relating to proclaiming certain lands as reservation for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
We feature an article about a current U.S. Supreme Court case relating to reservation diminishment.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin 3/10/2016

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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NEW ONLINE RESOURCE:
NILL has added a new research guide to our section on Indian child welfare.  The new page provides information about Title IV-E funding for tribes.  Visit the Title IV-E page now.

The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 3/10/16.

U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2016cta.html
U.S. v. Reza-Ramos (Major Crimes Act; Jurisdiction Over Non-Indian)

U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2016dct.html
Grand Canyon Skywalk Development, LLC v. Cieslak (Tribal Land; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2016state.html
Lewis v. Clarke (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Vehicular Accident)
Denny M. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (Indian Child Welfare Act – Active Efforts)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Sacred Places section, we feature an article about a federal appeals court rejecting a challenge to a solar plant on sacred tribal land.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
We added three bills:
S.2636: Reservation Land Consolidation Act of 2016.
S.2643: Pueblo de Cochiti Self-Governance Act.
H.R.4685: To take certain Federal lands located in Tulare County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tule River Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr. html
The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, has revised its internal agency directives for American Indian and Alaska Native relations to update the existing direction for the agency to work effectively with Indian tribes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
We feature an article that provides an overview of the tribal-National Parks Service relationship.