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Bishop Office Highlights
By Mike Godbe, CILS Bishop Office Directing Attorney The Bishop office of California Indian Legal Services (CILS) has been busy. For over 35 years, CILS’ Bishop office has been the home of the Eastern Sierra Legal Assistance Program (ESLAP) and the Inyo Mono Senior Legal Program (IMSLP), where we assist seniors (60 +) and low-income […]
New CILS Project: Assisting Native Vets in Upgrading Military Discharge Status
By Jay Petersen, CILS Sacramento Office Senior Staff Attorney CILS Sacramento is launching a new project, The Military Discharge Upgrade Project (MDUP), to help Native veterans with less than honorable military discharge histories improve their discharge classification. Successful discharge upgrades usually qualify veterans for most or all the benefits otherwise unavailable to them. The MDUP […]
TRIBAL ALERT – Supreme Court to Determine the Constitutionality of the ICWA
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland, the federal court case challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The case comes to Court from a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that found the ICWA was constitutional except for certain provisions of the […]
An Overview of Indian Water Rights in California Part 3: Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM)
By Mike Godbe, CILS Bishop Office Directing Attorney This is the third in a three-part series providing an overview of Indian Water Rights in California. This installment focuses on California’s Integrated Regional Water Management grant-funding system. Part 1 on state water rights and part 2 on federal reserved water rights – or Winters rights – […]
2021: Changes in DOI Leadership, a Win for Tribal Sovereignty, and More
By Mark Vezzola, CILS Escondido Office Directing Attorney As 2021 draws to a close, it is time to look back at the last twelve months. If you work in federal Indian law or care about Indian country, there are a number of developments to reflect on. Some changed the political and legal landscape, and a […]
