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Indian Law Bulletins
from the National Indian Law Library
We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/
U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2020-2021update.html
Petition for certiorari was granted in one case on 11/20/20:
United States v. Cooley (ICRA)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html
Spencer v. City of Spokane (Selective Prosecution)
Oneida Indian Nation v. Phillips (Sovereign Immunity)
Hall v. Whitmer (Treaty Rights; Tribal Membership)
Navajo Nation v. Department of the Interior (Fee to Trust)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html
Pamiuqtuuq C. v. State of Alaska (Indian Child Welfare Act)
In re King/Koon, Minors. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
- S.4909 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran who is a member of an Indian Tribe.
- S.4914 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant program for transportation projects to improve Tribal health, well-being, and youth safety, and for other purposes.
- S.Res.779/H.Res.1228 - A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html
- Reflection on McGirt v. Oklahoma.
- The tribal right to exclude non-tribal members from Indian-owned lands.
- Fair use as cultural appropriation.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- The struggle for tribal recognition and the case of the Mashpee Wampanoag
- Decolonization is more than just a word
- Supreme Court accepts first Indian law case in new conservative era
- Cherokee Nation launches connectivity survey and free mobile hotspot program
- California Native American Heritage Commission - CA Truth & Healing Council Webinar
- Swinomish Indian Tribal Community surges ahead with its own climate plan
- Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline
- Penn Native American literature course will explore capitalism's role in climate change
- New California law seeks to give tribes more standing to recover sacred objects from museums
- Lifting up Native science
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