2023 Indian Law Advancement News Stories
Judicial vacancies could be an opportunity for more Native American representation (WBUR NPR Boston) 12/28/2023
Judge Sara Hill will be the first Native woman to serve United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Native News Online) 12/19/2023
U.S. Supreme Court will hear case involving health care and the Northern Arapaho Tribe (Wyoming Public Media) 12/8/2023
Court ‘justice stations’ open in New Mexico, Navajo Nation, allowing more remote appearances (U.S. News & World Report) 12/4/2023
How to create intentional pathways for Native American attorneys (LexBlog) 12/1/2023
First Native Hawaiian woman confirmed as federal judge (The 19th) 11/30/2023
Native judges belong on the federal bench (Native News Online) 11/27/2023
Legal profession needs to support Native American female lawyers, new ABA report shows (ABA Journal) 11/2/2023
President nominates former Cherokee Nation AG as federal judge (Cherokee Phoenix) 10/18/2023
Tribal court documents soon to be admissible in state courts (The Glendale Star Arizona) 10/10/2023
Cherokee tribes vie for congressional delegate rights (CNHI Oklahoma News) 9/28/2023
Federal government shutdowns are bad for Indian Country and entire country (Native News Online) 9/25/2023
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Constitution (In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress blog) 9/21/2023
Former Assistant of the Interior for Indian Affairs Ada Deer walks on at 88 (Native News Online) 8/16/2023
Pioneer for Native American law, John Echohawk, receives prestigious award (Native News Online) 8/8/2023
Senate backs Native housing bills by wide margins (Tribal Business News) 8/5/2023
Wisconsin's Digital Publication of Tribal Laws Pilot Project wins national award (Inside Track: newsletter of the State Bar of Wisconsin) 8/2/2023
Digital initiative sets out to improve tribal and governmental relations (Louisiana Weekly) 7/5/2023
American Indian policy innovator passes away at age 81 (Indian Country Today) 7/3/2023
Fighting for the future of Indian law (Stanford Lawyer Magazine) 6/29/2023
Does it matter that Neil Gorsuch is committed to Native American rights? (The New Yorker) 6/26/2023
Oregon Senate votes to establish task force on tribal consultation (East Oregonian) 6/25/2023
Native Hawaiians weigh in on federal funds, protections (West Hawaii Today) 6/23/2023
History made as first Navajo appointed U.S. federal judge in California (Native News Online) 5/31/2023
Bill creating Nevada Department of Native American Affairs passes committee (Las Vegas Sun) 5/26/2023
Assembly bill would elevate Nevada Indian Commission to its own department (Las Vegas Sun) 5/26/2023
Indian Caucus priorities signed into law (Montanta Free Press) 5/25/2023
Bridging the information gap between tribes and the rest of California (Capitol Weekly) 5/24/2023
New Native adviser set to join President Biden at White House (Indianz) 4/13/2023
Patrice H. Kunesh confirmed as Administration for Native Americans Commissioner (Native News Online) 3/9/2023
U.S. Senate passes resolution to designate Feb. 16 as National Elizabeth Peratrovich Day (Anchorage Daily News) 2/16/2023
Native American attorney named top policy adviser to DOI (Native News Online) 2/15/2023
U.S. Supreme Court adds more Indian Country cases to docket (Indianz) 1/24/2023
Biden signs Sen. Mike Rounds' RESPECT ACT to repeal discriminatory laws targeting Native Americans (Argus Leader) 12/29/2022
