by webadmin | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Since the enactment of AB 3176 in 2019, California case law has begun to define when there is “reason to believe” a child is an Indian child (which comes with the duty of further inquiry of Indian status by the county agency), and “reason to know” (which comes with...
by webadmin | Jun 18, 2020 | For Native Individuals, Knowledge is Power, Uncategorized
By Mark Vezzola, CILS Escondido office Directing Attorney About ten years ago, I attended a social event for young professionals at an upscale hotel in downtown San Diego (back then, I was young). As almost everyone was a stranger to me, most conversations began with...
by webadmin | Feb 4, 2020 | For Native Individuals, For Tribes or Tribal Orgs, Knowledge is Power, Uncategorized
By Alexis Lindquist, CILS Escondido office Staff Attorney Until recently, hemp was considered a Schedule I controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act. Also included under the Schedule I list of controlled substances: heroin, LSD, ecstasy, and you...
by Nicole Scott | Nov 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-k2pch5ao’ admin_preview_bg=”] As you may know, the plaintiffs in the Brackeen et al. v. David...
by Nicole Scott | Jul 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-k2djzerz’ admin_preview_bg=”] Michael Godbe joins CILS as a Staff Attorney in the Bishop office....
by webadmin | Jul 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
By CILS Executive Director Dorothy Alther and Cary Lowe, a lawyer and a former member of CILS’ Board of Trustees Printed in the San Diego Union-Tribune June 27, 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order apologizing to California’s Native American population for nearly...
