Tribal Law / Indigenous Peoples

Legal news, topics, and the latest litigation that impact Native-American Communities and tribes are covered by the National Law Review. Visitors will learn about different communities in the United States and other indigenous populations globally, and the legal ramifications of their situations. Coverage includes issues that are facing tribal courts throughout the United States, which include patent litigation, sovereign immunity claims, reservation and land boundaries, easements being granted/denied, and different uses of tribal land.

Visitors to the National Law Review can also read about the tribal authority as it relates to the Clean Water Act, environmental programs, gaming, and tribal casinos. Topics that are further covered by the National Law Review include environmental programs, land use restrictions, union organizing activities, oil and gas extraction on Indian Land, wage and hour regulations, and hydraulic fracturing.

A major controversy involving tribal law can be the conflict between interests attempting to use tribal land for oil, gas, and other pipeline issues.  For example, the controversy in Standing Rock involved a clash between tribal wishes and the interests of organizations and governmental agencies.  The National Law Review covered this controversy and provides updates on litigation involving similar environmental issues as they develop.

Another major area involving tribal law involves gaming and tribal casinos.  Many tribes have incorporated casinos on their reservations, and these casinos have become major sources of revenue for the tribe.  Updates on litigation related to the casinos, as well as dispatches from the major regulatory agencies of these tribal casinos, are covered by the legal experts at the National Law Review.

Details on actions that may affect Native American Tribes from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and other government agencies, are covered by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review.

For hourly updates on the latest in tribal law and legislation, government regulation & compliance, litigation, court procedures, and indigenous people's rights news, be sure to follow the National Law Review Twitter feed and sign up for complimentary e-news bulletins.

 

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Jun
14
2016
Indian Child Welfare Act: New Regulations Issued Varnum LLP
Jun
9
2016
New Wage and Hour Regulations May Impact Tribes Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
31
2016
Alabama Legislature Ends Session at Impasse Over Gaming Bracewell LLP
May
28
2016
NLRB Defends Attempt to Enroach on Tribal Sovereignty Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
24
2016
US EPA Finalizes Oil and Gas New Source Performance Standards With Potentially Broader New Source Review Impact Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
9
2016
New Right-of-Way Regulations Take Effect Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
12
2016
Supreme Court Decides Reservation Boundary Case in Tribe’s Favor Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar
4
2016
Alabama: Indian Gaming Benefits More Than Just Tribes Bracewell LLP
Feb
8
2016
Indian Nations Law Update - February 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Feb
1
2016
Hawaii is No Paradise for Daily Fantasy Sports – Skill Measured by Average Players, not Experts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
26
2016
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Targets “Waste” in the Oil and Gas Industry ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
25
2016
Bureau of Land Management Proposes to Restrict Methane Releases from Oil and Gas Leases Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jan
22
2016
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Over Tribal Members Varnum LLP
Jan
22
2016
EPA Seeks Comments from Tribes on the Clean Power Plan Proposed Federal Implementation Plan and Model Rules for Emissions Trading Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jan
19
2016
New Registration Requirements For New And Existing Associated Equipment Manufacturers And Distributors Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jan
18
2016
Washington State Federal Court Finds That Social Casino Games Are Not Gambling Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jan
7
2016
Indian Nations Law Update - January 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan
5
2016
Alaska Presses D.C. Court of Appeals to Reject Trust Acquisitions in Alaska Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
22
2015
Texas Continues to Wage War Against Indian Gaming Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
11
2015
New York Court Sacks Daily Fantasy Sports Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
10
2015
Indian Nations Law Update - December 2015 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
4
2015
NY Daily Fantasy Sports Case May Not Be Decided Solely on Whether DFS is Skill or Chance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
1
2015
Landlords, Beware! Medical Marijuana and Gaming: How Close is Too Close? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Nov
17
2015
Wyoming Senator Barrasso Introduces Carcieri Compromise Bill Dickinson Wright PLLC
Nov
15
2015
SEC Action Against Private Fund Adviser Highlights Importance of Proper Expense Apportionment Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
10
2015
Is There a New War on Indian Country? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct
22
2015
Increasing Rarity Of En Banc Review: An Update On The Tribal Casino Cases Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
19
2015
Senate to Consider Nominations for Departments of Energy and Interior; New Proposed Rule Regarding Oil and Gas Removed From Federal Lands Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
16
2015
Nevada Shuts Down Unlicensed Daily Fantasy Sports Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
7
2015
Indian Law Focus: October 2015 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
27
2015
Enterprise Rancheria Ready to Construct Class II Casino Dickinson Wright PLLC
Sep
22
2015
En Banc Update: NLRB Tribal Dispute Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
1
2015
Eleventh Circuit Decides Important Tax Case: Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Stranburg Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
1
2015
North Carolina Business Court Enjoins Enforcement Of High Interest Rate Loans Made By American Indian-Related Business Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Aug
25
2015
Service Charges - Updates to Nevada’s Live Entertainment Tax Part 3 Dickinson Wright PLLC
 

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