April 30, 2015

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 4/30

* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2014-2015update.html
Petition for certiorari was filed in Stop the Casino 101 v. Brown (Indian Gaming; Tribal Jurisdiction) and denied in Western Sky Financial v. Jackson (Arbitration; Tribal Court Exhaustion) and Wisconsin v. Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (Hunting; Civil Procedure).

See also the Tribal Supreme Court Update Memoranda of April 13, 2015 at the Tribal Supreme Court Project website.

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2015cta.html
Tulalip Tribes of Washington v. Washington (Indian Gaming Compact - "Most-favored Tribe")

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2015state.html
Eagleman v. Diocese of Rapid City (Sexual Abuse; Religious Societies)
Elk v. McBride (Child Custody)

* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2015dct.html
Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma v. United States (Fiduciary Duty)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Education section, we feature a story about problems with federally-run Indian schools, and in the Environment & Energy section, we feature a story about a tribe losing their land at a rapid pace to climate change.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2015lr.html
One of the featured articles deals with congressional intent and the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Indian Child Welfare Act in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2015fr.html
We feature a proposed rule from the Department of Interior, National Park Service, on gathering of certain plants or plant parts by federally recognized Indian tribes for traditional purposes.

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
One new bill was added:
S.1125: A bill to authorize and implement the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the State of Montana, and the United States, and for other purposes.