Federal Indian and Tribal Law Scholarship at Berkeley Law

The Frickey Legacy lives on through Berkeley Law’s scholarship on tribal sovereignty and the lived impact of Federal Indian Law. Flagship journals like the California Law Review and Ecology Law Quarterly feature research on co‑stewardship, water rights, criminal jurisdiction, gaming and employment law, and strengthening tribal courts. Recent works also explore environmental stewardship, cultural fire management, and tribal governance challenges. A non-exhaustive list of such articles is provided below.

California Law Review

Restorative Justice as Regenerative Tribal Jurisdiction
Lauren van Schilfgaarde
2024, Volume 112

Resolving Conflicts Between Tribal and State Regulatory Authority Over Water
Taylor Graham
2024, Volume 112

“Entitled to Our Land”: The Settler Colonial Origins of the University of California
Amy Reavis and Nora Wallace
2023, Online article

Using Consent to Expand Tribal Court Criminal Jurisdiction
Grant Christensen
2023, Volume 111

Blood Quantum and the Ever-Tightening Chokehold on Tribal Citizenship: The Reproductive Justice Implications of Blood Quantum Requirements
Ashleigh Lussenden
2023, Volume 111

The Sacred and the Profaned: Protection of Native American Sacred Places That Have Been Desecrated
Michael D. McNally
2023, Volume 111

Decolonizing Indigenous Migration
Angela R. Riley and Kristen A. Carpenter
2021, Volume 109

Politics, Indian Law, and the Constitution
Matthew L.M. Fletcher
2020, Volume 108

Transforming Property: Reclaiming Indigenous Land Tenures
Jessica Shoemaker
2019, Volume 107

An Analysis of the Lack of Protection for Intangible Tribal Cultural Property in the Digital Age
Chante Westmoreland
2018, Volume 106

American Colonialism and Constitutional Redemption
Seth Davis
2017, Volume 105

Placing a Limiting Principle on Federal Monetary Influences of Tribes
Cody McBride
2015, Volume 103

Gaming Sovereignty? A Plea for Protecting Worker’s Rights While Preserving Tribal Sovereignty
Jonathan Guss
2014, Volume 102

Indigenous Peoples and the Jurisgenerative Moment in Human Rights
Kristen A. Carpenter and Angela R. Riley
2014, Volume 102

Equity’s New Frontier: Receiverships in Indian Country
Ziwei Hu
2013, Volume 101

Beyond Uniqueness: Reimagining Tribal Courts’ Jurisdiction
Katherine Florey
2013, Volume 101

Tribal Control in Federal Sentencing
Emily Tredeau
2011, Volume 99

Indian Water Rights, Practical Reasoning, and Negotiated Settlements
Robert Anderson
2010, Volume 98

Reconciling Equal Protection and Federal Indian Law
Bethany Berger
2010, Volume 98

The Last Indian Raid in Kansas: Context, Colonialism, and Philip P. Frickey’s Contributions to American Indian Law
Sarah Krakoff
2010, Volume 98

Full Faith and Credit in Cross-Jurisdictional Recognition of Tribal Court Decisions Revisited
Craig Smith
2010, Volume 98

Honoring Sovereignty: Aiding Tribal Efforts to Protect Native American Women from Domestic Violence
Rebecca A. Hart and M. Alexander Lowther
2008, Volume 96

(Tribal) Sovereignty and Illiberalism
Angela R. Riley
2007, Volume 95

Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction After U.S. v. Lara: Answering Constitutional Challenges to the Duro Fix
Will Trachman
2005, Volume 93


Ecology Law Quarterly

Shared Stewardship
Elizabeth Kronk Warner and Jesus A. Salazar
2024, Volume 51

“Tó éí iiná”—Water is Life: Repairing the Indian Trust Doctrine With an “Environmental Justice-Plus” Agency Approach
Grace Siu Hing Taylor Li
2024, Volume 51

Tribal Co-Management: A Monumental Undertaking?
Emma Blake
2022, Volume 49

Restoring Reciprocal Relationships for Social and Ecological Health
Irene A. Vasquez
2019, Volume 46


Latine Journal of Law & Policy
(formerly La Raza Law Journal)

Lines of Tribe
Christine Zuni Cruz
2012, Volume 22

Building Native American Representation in the Law: The Need for Affirmative Action
Faith Smith
2001, Volume 12