Why federal Indian law seems confusing to the Supreme Court
A primer on federal Indian law outlines simple core rules, yet justices cite confusion over precedent, power, and policy implications.
New school year begins with bikes, bells and buses
New school year kicks off nationwide with early kindergarten welcomes in Los Angeles, a bike bus in Oklahoma, a rebuilt Oregon high school, and a red-carpet day in Virginia.
Speed Art Museum repatriation returns 24 Native artifacts
The Speed Art Museum is returning 24 culturally significant objects to the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes under NAGPRA after a review of its holdings.
Oklahoma death leads rare day of three US executions

Oklahoma executed Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, starting a rare day of three US executions, with Tennessee and Alabama also scheduled to carry out lethal injections.