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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Jan
29
2024
Court Sends Wind Farm Developer Spinning by Ordering Removal of Wind Turbines in Significant Mineral Rights Holding Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
24
2020
COVID-19: Tribal Business FAQ for CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program K&L Gates
Apr
27
2020
COVID-19: Understanding HHS’s Plans To Disperse Provider Relief Funds Authorized By The CARES Act Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
10
2020
Creek Nation Affirmed: Supreme Court Maintains Congress Must Clearly Express Intent to Disestablish a Reservation Faegre Drinker
Jan
28
2019
D.C. Circuit Holds that States Cannot Use Section 401 Authority to Delay Hydropower Relicensing Van Ness Feldman LLP
Dec
13
2016
Dakota Access Challenges Army Corps After Easement Determination Stalled Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jul
8
2020
Dakota Access Pipeline Must Shutdown While Corps Prepares Environmental Impact Statement Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
9
2016
Dakota Access Pipeline Project in Limbo Following Joint Statement and Court Action Van Ness Feldman LLP
May
8
2021
Decree Amending Several Provisions of Mexico’s General Law of Sustainable Forestry Development Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
29
2019
Dennis Deziel Appointed as EPA Regional Administrator for Region 1 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
30
2015
Department of Interior Releases Revised Rules on Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands Katten
Dec
30
2014
Department of Justice Files Suit Against Santa Ysabel Tribe’s “Desert Rose Bingo” Site Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul
13
2016
Department of the Interior Issues Indian Child Welfare Act Regulations Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
3
2013
Detroit Casinos’ February Revenues Decrease from Same Month Last Year Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
24
2013
Detroit Casinos’ March Revenues Slightly Decrease from Same Month Last Year Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jun
27
2013
Detroit Casinos’ May Revenues Decrease from Same Month Last Year Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
29
2012
Detroit Casinos’ November Revenues Decrease From Last Year Dickinson Wright PLLC
Nov
14
2012
Detroit Casinos’ September Revenues Increase from Same Month Last Year Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
4
2019
District Court Confirms $220 Million Award, Finds No Manifest Disregard of Law Carlton Fields
Dec
10
2014
Does The DBO’s Draft Tribal Consultation Policy Violate the Public Records Act? - California Department of Business Oversight Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
28
2013
Dollars In, Dollars Out: Does it Make “Cents” for Tennessee to Further Legalize Gambling in the State? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Feb
23
2022
Dust Off Your Template Employment Agreements Ward and Smith, P.A.
Dec
12
2012
Economic Diversity in Indian Country: Two Success Stories Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
8
2020
Economic Relief to Tribes and Tribal Small Businesses Under the CARES Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
18
2012
EEOC Approves Model to Help Indian Tribes Fight Job Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
1
2015
Eleventh Circuit Decides Important Tax Case: Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Stranburg Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
11
2019
Employee Benefits and American Indian Law Varnum LLP
Sep
22
2015
En Banc Update: NLRB Tribal Dispute Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
18
2014
Energy & Environment Law Update - November 17, 2014 Mintz
Feb
12
2013
Energy and Environmental Law Update - February 10, 2013 Mintz
Oct
14
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - October 13, 2014 Mintz
Oct
7
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - October 6, 2014 Mintz
Sep
27
2015
Enterprise Rancheria Ready to Construct Class II Casino Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jan
19
2020
EPA Announces Enforcement Actions to Protect Drinking Water at Eight Federal Facilities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Oct
9
2020
EPA Approves Oklahoma Regulatory Control Over ‘Restored' Tribal Land Van Ness Feldman LLP
 

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