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TLPI has taken an active role in the conference planning and has been meeting bi-weekly with Tribal TTA providers (Tribal Judicial Institute (TJI) at UND, NCJTC, and Rural Cap) to discuss the 2025 American Indian Justice Conference. Providing substantial feedback and recommendations for potential dates and locations to support the bidding process and location identification. Tentative dates are May 13-15, 2025 and potential location is Sky Ute Resort and Casino in Ignacio, CO. (Task 4.1) TLPI will also provide support in the pre-conference planning.

All Technical Assistance Providers for CTAS Grantees were invited to present a TTA Overview at the in-person FY24 CTAS New Grantee Orientation in Seattle, Washington on January 14-15, 2025. The Tribal Law and Policy Institute is a TTA provider for CTAS - Purpose Area 3 grantees with Tribal Court projects under the Tribal Court, Justice Systems, Intergovernmental Collaboration Project; and for Tribal Healing to Wellness Court projects under the Tribal Justice TTA Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts project.

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'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.

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.

Workshop: Six Things a Police Chief Must Get Right in a Mass Shooting Investigation