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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Nov
17
2016
Best Practices for Tribes When Faced with Union Organizing Activity Varnum LLP
Jun
16
2015
Beyond the Slot Machine: New Bill Directs Nevada’s Gaming Regulators to Craft Regulations to Allow “Hybrid” Games Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jun
28
2023
Biden Administration Proposes Undoing Recent ESA Regulatory Reforms and Expanding Section 7 Consultations Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
4
2022
Biden EPA Backtracks on Trump-Era Water Policy – Will the New Stance Lead to Efficiency or Add to Administrative Backlog? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
5
2022
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Support Tribal Nations in Reducing Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Oct
16
2022
Biden-Harris Administration Continues to Invest in Rural Health Care Improvements in Montana U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mar
9
2013
Bill C-290, Single Game Sports Betting and Organized Crime in Canada Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
12
2015
Bills Propose to Reverse National Labor Relations Board Jurisdictions over Indian Tribal Governments Dickinson Wright PLLC
Feb
27
2013
Bingo: Casino’s Federal License is a Shield Against Public Nuisance Claim Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
2
2015
Bizarre Sixth Circuit Decision Further Confuses NLRB's Jurisdiction Over Tribal Enterprises Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar
27
2015
BLM Releases Final Rule for Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal Lands; Industry Immediately Files Suit Bracewell LLP
Feb
26
2018
Board Rules that Tribal Immunity is Unavailable to Avoid Inter Partes Review Challenge Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
31
2022
Bouncing Back Justice Shawna Baker [PODCAST] Major Lindsey & Africa
Aug
24
2023
Building Distinction in Architectural Trade Dress Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
14
2014
Bureau of Indian Affairs Publishes Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Rights of Way Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan
26
2016
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Targets “Waste” in the Oil and Gas Industry ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
28
2016
Bureau of Land Management Promulgates Final Methane and Waste Prevention Rule for Oil and Gas Sources on Public and Indian Lands Katten
Jan
25
2016
Bureau of Land Management Proposes to Restrict Methane Releases from Oil and Gas Leases Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
6
2019
California Court Finds Tribe Lacks Standing to Quantify Reserved Water Right Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
11
2020
CARES Act Funding: Opportunity for Trauma-Informed Programs in Indian Country Van Ness Feldman LLP
May
26
2015
Casino City Press Releases 2015 Indian Gaming Industry Report Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
8
2014
Casino Location Impacts Long-Term Success Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul
16
2020
Centuries-Old Native American Treaty Upheld, SCOTUS Says Oklahoma Land Remains Part Of Creek Nation Reservation Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
16
2017
CFPB opposes petition for certiorari filed by tribal lenders in Ninth Circuit case Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
20
2017
CFPB Sues Tribal-Affiliated Online Loan Servicer for Collecting on Allegedly Void Loans Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
27
2020
Challenging Times: Specific Issues Facing the Gaming Industry During the Coronavirus Crisis von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Dec
18
2013
Chaudhuri Appointed to National Indian Gaming Commission Dickinson Wright PLLC
Nov
17
2014
Chippewa Tribes Win Important Treaty Rights Victory in Wisconsin Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
22
2021
Class Action Waivers Redux: Ninth Circuit Upholds Arbitration Provision Delegating Enforceability Determination to Arbitrator Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
18
2015
Clean Power Plan, State Tax: Indian Nations Law Update - August 2015 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
18
2016
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community v. Jewell and Other Selected Cases: Indian Nations Law Update August Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
2
2013
Congress Renews Violence Against Women Act, Expands Tribal Court Jurisdiction Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Oct
28
2019
Consulting With Native American Tribes on Energy and Infrastructure Development: Strategies for Reducing Project Risk Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
24
2020
Coronavirus Relief Fund: Treasury Issues Guidance for Tribal Governments Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jun
23
2023
Court Rules Against Navajo Water Rights, Statutory Habeas Corpus – SCOTUS Today Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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