October 24, 2014

NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 10/24

Supreme Court building
* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2014-2015update.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in Hicks v. Hudson (sovereign immunity) on 10/14/14 and filed in MM&A Productions v. Yavapai-Apache Nation (sovereign immunity) on 10/9/14.

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2014cta.html
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin v. Wisconsin (state hunting laws)

* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2014dct.html
Jones v. Norton (police conduct, wrongful death)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the Tribal Jurisdiction section, we feature an article about a Violence Against Women Act pilot program that allows the Pascua Yaqui tribe to charge non-Indians with domestic violence.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html
One of the articles featured is about tribal authority to regulate nonmember conduct in Indian country.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html
We feature a notice of the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding tribal consultation meetings on the proposed rule amending regulations governing Secretarial elections and petitioning procedures.