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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May
8
2020
Requirement to Post CEQA Notices in County Clerk’s Office Suspended for 60 Days Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
21
2023
New Biden Executive Order Continues to Advance Environmental Justice Agenda Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
17
2013
Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Katrina Global Warming Suit on Res Judicata Grounds Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
19
2023
Groundtruth: Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing [Podcast] Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
10
2013
Mexico Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
6
2019
California Court Finds Tribe Lacks Standing to Quantify Reserved Water Right Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
7
2022
Army Corps Signals Narrowing Nationwide Permit 12 Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jan
25
2016
Bureau of Land Management Proposes to Restrict Methane Releases from Oil and Gas Leases Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
21
2023
The Biden Boomerang Effect Reaches Clean Water Act Section 401 Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
20
2018
Ninth Circuit Creates New Challenge for Divisibility in Complex CERCLA Sites Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
27
2024
2024 Litigation Look Ahead Series: SCOTUS’ Pass on Cases Sets Up Continued Fight Over Tribal Water Rights, State Mineral Development Cases in Coming Year Beveridge & Diamond PC
Dec
7
2022
Tribal Treaty Rights Take Center Stage in Two Landmark Federal Water Quality Actions Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
28
2023
Biden Administration Proposes Undoing Recent ESA Regulatory Reforms and Expanding Section 7 Consultations Beveridge & Diamond PC
Oct
25
2023
B&D Forecast: 2023 Litigation Trends to Watch Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jul
17
2021
Pandemic-Related Suspension of CEQA Noticing, Posting, Filing, and Tribal Consultation Requirements and Brown Act Meeting Requirements Set to Expire September 30 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
1
2020
More Changes to CEQA Timelines due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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
Jan
23
2014
Tribal Sovereign Immunity Protects Payday Lenders From State Enforcement Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
5
2018
Fair Employment Housing Commissions Publishes New National Origin Discrimination Regulations; Limits “English-Only” Rules and Expands Protections for Immigration Status Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
10
2024
An Archetypical Trade Secrets Claim with a Twist: Tribal Sovereign May be Sued in Court for Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets Related To its Participation in SBA Program Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
13
2016
Indian Tribe Did Not Waive Sovereign Immunity By Removing Lawsuit To Federal Court Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
30
2015
Jockeying for Dollars: Kentucky Downs Faces Two Lawsuits over Betting Machines Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
15
2015
SEC Action Against Private Fund Adviser Highlights Importance of Proper Expense Apportionment Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
24
2017
Trump Directs Treasury to Review Dodd-Frank Orderly Liquidation Authority and FSOC Processes Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
20
2017
CFPB Sues Tribal-Affiliated Online Loan Servicer for Collecting on Allegedly Void Loans Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
1
2018
Not A Dry Eye In The House: Federal Circuit Thwarts Drug Company’s Attempt To Avoid Inter Partes Review IMS Legal Strategies
Jun
15
2023
Indian Child Custody, Tribal Bankruptcy Coverage, and Criminal Case Venue Occupy Today’s Docket – SCOTUS Today Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
11
2022
Are the Shadows Lifting?: SCOTUS Today Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
23
2023
Court Rules Against Navajo Water Rights, Statutory Habeas Corpus – SCOTUS Today Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
29
2023
U.S. Executive Branch Update – June 29, 2023 Squire Patton Boggs (US) 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
Sep
14
2016
Ninth Circuit Rules Smelter Emissions Are Not a CERCLA Disposal Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
12
2022
US Executive Branch Update – August 12, 2022 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
23
2015
New Fracking Rule Released; Congress To Discuss National Forests, Federal Lands, U.S. Minerals And Renewable Energy; Potential For State Permitting Under Clean Water Act; Funding For Wind Turbine Blades From Department Of Energy Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
11
2023
U.S. Executive Branch Update – July 11, 2023 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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