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
27
2013
Recent Brazilian Federal Court Decision Involving Genetic Heritage and Traditional Knowledge Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
17
2012
Recent Changes to the Illinois Estate Tax Much Shelist, P.C.
Jan
17
2024
Reflecting on the Interplay Between Real Estate and Intellectual Property in 2023 - Landmark Trademark Cases and Copyright Conundrums ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
25
2012
Reid-Kyl Bill Would Legalize Online Poker at Federal Level Ifrah Law
Oct
2
2020
Renewables on Tribal Land: Addressing Environmental and Economic Equity on the Path to a Clean Energy Economy K&L Gates
May
8
2020
Requirement to Post CEQA Notices in County Clerk’s Office Suspended for 60 Days Beveridge & Diamond PC
Aug
5
2020
Review of McGirt v. Oklahoma – How the Supreme Court and Justice Gorsuch’s Revolutionary Textualism Brought America’s “Trail of Tears” Promise to the Creek Nation Back From the Dead Burg Simpson
Jun
19
2013
Richard Kalm Reappointed Michigan Gaming Board Executive Director Dickinson Wright PLLC
Aug
5
2013
Ruling On Leased Slots Opens Door To On-Reservation Personal Property Taxes Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
27
2020
SBA Allows Tribal Casinos to Apply to Newly Replenished Paycheck Protection Program Van Ness Feldman LLP
Apr
7
2020
SBA Loans Under the CARES Act - Updated Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
8
2023
SCOTUS Bankruptcy Decision Roundup Mintz
Nov
10
2022
SCOTUS Cert Recap Of Two Newly Added Cases Concerning Trademarks, Tribal Water Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
1
2022
SCOTUS Cert Recap: Indian Law, Affirmative Action, Federal Court Jurisdiction, And The Clean Water Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
2
2022
SCOTUS Cert Recap: The Indian Child Welfare Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
22
2018
SCOTUS Declines to Consider Whether Tribal Courts Have Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Employment Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
16
2023
SCOTUS Issues Two Significant Decisions Impacting Tribal Sovereignty Van Ness Feldman LLP
Mar
22
2019
SCOTUS Rules that Yakama Treaty Preempts Washington Tax K&L Gates
Jan
4
2019
SDNY Unveils First Criminal Prosecution of Broker-Dealer for Violating BSA Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
10
2017
Sea Change: Washington Supreme Court Decision Affects Coastal Energy Projects K&L Gates
Nov
15
2015
SEC Action Against Private Fund Adviser Highlights Importance of Proper Expense Apportionment Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
8
2021
Second Court Finds COVID‐19 Business Interruption Coverage Under Tribal First Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
31
2013
Senate Passes Bill that Would Allow Tribes to Collect Sales and Use Taxes on Internet Sales Greenberg Traurig, 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
Mar
11
2013
Seneca Nation v. New York Exclusivity Dispute Update Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct
17
2012
Seneca Nation v. New York: Issues and Ramifications Dickinson Wright PLLC
Aug
25
2015
Service Charges - Updates to Nevada’s Live Entertainment Tax Part 3 Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
19
2016
Several Indian Country Bills Enacted into Law: Indian Nations Law Update December 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
9
2015
Should There be a Legislative Solution to Disputed Indian Trust Applications? Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
19
2015
Should There be a “Legislative Solution” to Disputed Indian Trust Applications? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jun
23
2015
Sixth Circuit Approves NLRB’s Jurisdiction over Michigan Indian Tribe Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
5
2014
Sixth Circuit Grants Stay in Lansing, Michigan, Off-Reservation Casino Case Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul
30
2018
Sovereign Shield Does Not Extend to Inter Partes Reviews Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
27
2020
Specifics Of CARES Act And Implications For Businesses And Individuals Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
9
2021
SSBCI Comes to Indian Country: New Federal Funding for Tribes to Invest in Indian Country Small Businesses and Native Entrepreneurs Van Ness Feldman LLP
 

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