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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Sep
29
2016
EPA Expands Tribal Authority to Administer Clean Water Act Programs on Reservations Van Ness Feldman LLP
Nov
3
2023
EPA Grants TSCA Section 21 Petition to Address 6PPD in Tires Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jun
10
2019
EPA Issues Revised CWA Section 401 Guidance to States Van Ness Feldman LLP
Mar
19
2023
Epa Joins Governor Polis at Denver Elementary School to Announce $3 Million for Innovative Climate Pollution Projects Across the State U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dec
15
2014
EPA Presidential Advisory Committee Issues Report on Ecological Restoration in the U.S. - Mexico Border Region U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jan
15
2023
EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site in Lake County, Calif. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Oct
15
2022
EPA proposes revisions to Federal Air Rules for Reservations, seeks public comment U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Nov
3
2014
EPA Provides Additional Information on Clean Power Plan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jun
3
2022
EPA Publishes Draft FY 2023-2024 NPGs for Comment, Including NPG for OCSPP Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
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
Sep
14
2022
EPA Selects Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for $296K Pollution Prevention Grant Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Feb
10
2015
Exploring Indian Country Marijuana Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
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.
Dec
3
2019
Farmers Can Now Apply for Federal USDA Hemp Production Licenses Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
3
2013
Fast Food Comes to Indian Country Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
4
2022
FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs Sign Agreement to Improve Law Enforcement in Indian Country The U.S. Department of Justice
Jan
22
2016
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Over Tribal Members Varnum LLP
Mar
14
2019
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Tribal Immunity from Bankruptcy Code Varnum LLP
Aug
29
2019
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Tribal Court's Personal Protection Order Against Non-Indian Varnum LLP
Jul
11
2023
Federal Appellate Court Rules Florida-Seminole Compact Legal Under Federal Law Jones Walker LLP
Jul
21
2018
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Ruling That Tribal Immunity Does Not Apply To IPRs Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
24
2018
Federal Circuit Rejects Tribal Sovereign Immunity Defense in IPR Proceedings Brinks Gilson & Lione
Sep
13
2016
Federal Intervention in Dakota Access Pipeline Project Focuses on Tribal Consultation Process Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jul
16
2020
Federal Reserve Clarifies that Distributions to Tribal Governments are Permitted Under the Main Street Lending Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
7
2017
FERC Staff Issues New Guidelines on Cultural Resources Bracewell LLP
Aug
7
2014
FERC Staff Issues Notice of Alleged Violations in Powhatan Case ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
12
2019
Fifth Circuit Squarely Rejects Challenge to ICWA Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
17
2013
Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Katrina Global Warming Suit on Res Judicata Grounds Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar
25
2015
Final Rules Released for Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Tribal Lands Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
2
2013
Fiscal Cliff Legislation Can Help Your Tribe Obtain Energy Independence Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar
8
2014
Five Major Indian Gaming Issues to Watch in 2014 Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
23
2024
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Quo Warranto Challenge to the Seminole Compact Jones Walker LLP
Nov
20
2011
Future of Tribal Internet Gaming Subject of Oversight Hearing Williams Kastner
Jun
24
2016
Gaming Expansion in Florida Rests with the Florida Supreme Court Bracewell LLP
Jan
17
2014
Gaming Trends in 2014 Dickinson Wright PLLC
 

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