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U.S. Supreme Court  |  2009-2010 term     Last modified 3/18/10 - Research is performed on a daily basis.
Petitions for certiorari were filed in Dickson v. San Juan County, (civil jurisdiction), Davis v. Minnesota (jurisdiction, Public Law 280), Ute Distribution Corporation v. Salazar (division and distribution of water rights)

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Federal Court of Appeals  |  Current issue     Updated 3/18/10
This week we feature a case dealing with the definition of an Indian under the Major Crimes Act.

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Federal Trial Courts  |  Current issue     Updated 3/18/10
We feature a case that deals with land taken into trust for a tribe. 		Archives and information
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State Courts  |  Current issue     Updated 3/18/10
 Research was perfrormed through 3/17/10 but no new relavant cases were found since the last update.

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U.S. Regulatory Information  |  Current issue     Updated 3/18/10
This week we feature adopted rules from the Department of Interior on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act		 Archives and information
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U.S. Legislation 111th Congress  |  Current issue  Updated 3/18/10
The current status of all legislation has been updated. Status of bills were updated and the following bill was added:
H.R. 4285 - Title: To authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other purposes.

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News  |  Current issue     Updated 3/18/10
In the "Environment & Energy" section, we feature an EPA announcement on a new office of international and tribal affairs.

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Law Review/Bar Journal Articles  |  Current issue   Updated 3/18/10
This update includes a paper on issues relating to genetic research and Native American communities.		 Archives and information
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