April 21, 2016

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 4/21



U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2016cta.html
U.S. v. Harlan (Domestic Assault - Prior Tribal Court Convictions)

U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2016dct.html
Johnson W. Greybuffalo v. Edward Wall, Jelli Willard West, Gary Boughton, Samuel Appau (Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act; Native American Church)
Ninilchik Traditional Council vs. Tim Towarak (Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act - Subsistence Rights)

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2016state.html
Kitras v. Town of Aquinnah (Indian Child Welfare Act - Foster Care Supervision)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Sacred Places section, we feature a couple of stories about the current status of the proposed Bears Ears National Monument.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
We feature proposed rules of the Environmental Protection Agency on water quality standards to protect subsistence fishing rights in Maine.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
We added these articles:
Tribal executive branches: A path to tribal constitutional reform.
Fresh pursuit from Indian Country: Tribal authority to pursue suspects onto State land.
ICRA reconsidered: New interpretations of familiar rights.
Securing Indian voting rights.
The double life of international law: Indigenous peoples and extractive industries.
Justice Brandeis and Indian Country: Lessons from the tribal environmental laboratory.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
We added two new bills:
H.R.4943: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016.
H.R.5014: Tribal Marijuana Sovereignty Act.