Adjudication/Courts

TLPI has been selected to self-certify Conference Request forms but required to submit a form using the formal submission process for the FY 24 CTAS New Grantee Orientation. The form was submitted Julyr 2024 and is pending at the end of this reporting period. The conference dates are January 13-15, 2025, 2025.

TLPI has been selected to self-certify Conference Request forms but required to submit a form using the formal submission process for the 2025 American Indian Justice Conference. The form was submitted December 2024 and is pending at the end of this reporting period. The conference dates are May 13-15, 2025.

TLPI's Civicore database continues to be utilized to track grantee outreach, TA requests and work, and training events. Program Specialists ensure that all contacts are recorded and Tribal Law Specialist Catherine Retana and Tribal Court Collaboration Specialist Chantel Cloud ensure that data entry and reporting are complete and accurate. This reporting period a new TA Workplan template began to be utilized and TA workplans were disseminated to all FY23 assigned grantees and will be disseminated to FY24 grantees in the next reporting period.

Through monthly check ins, each TLPI TTA coach will work to support FY 24 assigned grantees in completing work plans and tracking their progress in accomplishing grant deliverables.

Through monthly check ins, each TLPI TTA coach will work to support grantees in completing work plans and tracking their progress in accomplishing grant deliverables.

Dr. Stephanie Covington, is an internationally recognized clinician, author, organizational consultant, and lecturer. She is a pioneer in the fields of addiction, trauma, and recovery. Covington will present on March 20, 2025. Course Description: Over the past twenty-five years, our recognition of trauma and its impact has increased dramatically, and we have added significantly to our understanding of justice-involved people. With this increased awareness, criminal justice professionals are considering what this means in their specific settings and becoming trauma informed and responsive.

Forensic Expert, Professor Charles Geyh will be presenting on February 11, 2025. As the title indicates Geyh will cover the following: Recognizing and Applying Core Principles of Judicial Ethics: Outlining a judge’s core obligations to act in a manner that promotes public confidence and avoids the appearance of impropriety; Avoiding ex parte Communications: Defining and explaining the prohibition of ex parte communications.

The American Indian Justice Conference is a multi-disciplinary conference for tribal justice system practitioners. Workshops include, bit are not limited to information relevant to addressing violent crimes in tribal communities.

The webinar was delivered on December 19, 2024: The Supreme Court’s Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence: Impact on State Capital Cases. The Webinar was 60 minutes in length and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky spoke in his usual knowledgeable and eloquent way about how recent SCOTUS decisions from various Capital Cases indicate a distinct shift in how the Justices view how states should handle Capital Cases. The webinar was attended by 81 participants and was evaluated quite positively for the content delivered.

This conference and roundtable has a multi-disciplinary focus and highlights issues impacting tribal communities as they seek to address and reduce violence.