Native American Law Report articles

Recent articles from Native American Law Report

Supreme Court rules time's up on Hawaii trust claims.
June 1, 2006... The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled April 28 that while a claim of breach of trust obligations to Native Hawaiians might present a justifiable issue, the claim was barred by a two-year statute of limitation. Hawaii holds ceded land in trust for five purposes, including "betterment of the...

Court upholds attorney-client privileges in probate case.
June 1, 2006... The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled May 25 that notes used to draft a living will in a case involving a now deceased great-grandmother could not be turned over as evidence. The case arises out of a challenge to a will that Matilda Covington of the Washington Confederated Colville...

NIGC seeks public comments on final electronic bingo game classification.( National Indian Gaming Commission)
June 1, 2006... The National Indian Gaming Commission will meet with tribal leaders in separate meetings from July 12-Aug. 9 to discuss Johnson Act amendments that would limit the types of casino games allowed without tribal-state compacts. The Johnson Act prohibits use of gambling machines in Indian...

Hemp cultivation not allowed on Indian land.
June 1, 2006... United States v. White Plume U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Cir., No. 05-1656 (May 17, 2006) A federal appeals court has ruled that the Controlled Substances Act prohibited the cultivation of industrial grade hemp on Indian land. The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council amended the tribal penal...

Nonmember subject to state vehicle laws on reservation.
June 1, 2006... State of Minnesota v. Hart Court of Appeals of Minnesota, No. A05-1320 (May 9, 2006) A Minnesota court has ruled that the state had jurisdiction to enforce its drivers' license and proof of insurance laws against a Native American operating a vehicle on the reservation of which she was...