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
29
2021
Supreme Court Update: Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation (No. 20-543), Transunion LLC v. Ramirez (No. 20-297), Hollyfrontier Cheyenne Refining v. Renewable Fuels Ass’n (No. 20-472), Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. (No. 20-255), Wiggin and Dana LLP
Mar
29
2019
Supreme Court Update: Frank v. Gaos (No. 17-961), Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. Devries (No. 17-1101), Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. (No. 16-1498) Wiggin and Dana LLP
Jun
1
2018
Supreme Court Update: Epic Systems Corp. v Lewis & Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren Wiggin and Dana LLP
Jun
29
2019
Supreme Court Update: Department of Commerce v. New York (No. 18-966), Rucho v. Common Cause (No. 18-422), Mitchell v. Wisconsin (No. 18-6210), Carpenter v. Murphy (No. 17-1107), Iancu v. Brunetti (No. 18-302) Wiggin and Dana LLP
Jul
6
2023
Supreme Court Rules Against Navajo Nation in Tribal Water Rights Case Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jul
9
2020
Supreme Court Holds Creek Nation Reservation Undiminished Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
24
2013
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Bay Mills Case: Indian Nations Law Update - December 2013 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun
16
2023
Supreme Court Finds Bankruptcy Code Abrogates Tribal Sovereign Immunity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
30
2022
Supreme Court Expands State Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jul
15
2016
Supreme Court Declines to Consider Curtailing NLRB’s Authority over Michigan Tribal Casinos Varnum LLP
Apr
12
2016
Supreme Court Decides Reservation Boundary Case in Tribe’s Favor Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
16
2013
Supreme Court Decides Indian Child Welfare Act Case Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
10
2021
Supreme Court Confirms Alaska Native Corporation Eligibility for CARES Act Relief Van Ness Feldman LLP
Oct
19
2016
Supreme Court Agrees To Review Sovereign Immunity Decision: Indian Nations Law Update - October 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
27
2022
Success! Success! Success! U.S. Department of Agriculture
Apr
21
2012
Strengthening DOL’s Interactions with Sovereign Tribal Nations U.S. Department of Labor
Oct
23
2013
States and Consumers Battle Tribal Payday Lenders Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jan
16
2019
State AGs File Amicus Brief in Fourth Circuit Case Involving Use of Sovereign Immunity by Tribal Lenders to Defeat State Law Claims Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
16
2019
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Petition for Centiorari Denied K&L Gates
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
Mar
27
2020
Specifics Of CARES Act And Implications For Businesses And Individuals Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
30
2018
Sovereign Shield Does Not Extend to Inter Partes Reviews Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
5
2014
Sixth Circuit Grants Stay in Lansing, Michigan, Off-Reservation Casino Case Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jun
23
2015
Sixth Circuit Approves NLRB’s Jurisdiction over Michigan Indian Tribe Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
19
2015
Should There be a “Legislative Solution” to Disputed Indian Trust Applications? Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
9
2015
Should There be a Legislative Solution to Disputed Indian Trust Applications? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
19
2016
Several Indian Country Bills Enacted into Law: Indian Nations Law Update December 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
25
2015
Service Charges - Updates to Nevada’s Live Entertainment Tax Part 3 Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct
17
2012
Seneca Nation v. New York: Issues and Ramifications Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar
11
2013
Seneca Nation v. New York Exclusivity Dispute Update Dickinson Wright PLLC
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
May
31
2013
Senate Passes Bill that Would Allow Tribes to Collect Sales and Use Taxes on Internet Sales Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
8
2021
Second Court Finds COVID‐19 Business Interruption Coverage Under Tribal First Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
15
2015
SEC Action Against Private Fund Adviser Highlights Importance of Proper Expense Apportionment Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
10
2017
Sea Change: Washington Supreme Court Decision Affects Coastal Energy Projects K&L Gates
 

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