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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Feb
11
2019
Telecom Alert - FCC Creates Fraud Division; ILEC Portion of Pole Attachment Order; Oral Arguments Scheduled in Tribes' Challenge of Infrastructure Order; National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier; February Open Meeting; KH Broadband - Vol. XVI, Issue 6 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
28
2019
D.C. Circuit Holds that States Cannot Use Section 401 Authority to Delay Hydropower Relicensing Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jan
24
2019
Indian Nations Overview - January 2019 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
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
Jan
4
2019
SDNY Unveils First Criminal Prosecution of Broker-Dealer for Violating BSA Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
4
2019
Tax Developments Provide Opportunities for Economic Growth in Indian Country K&L Gates
Dec
12
2018
House Passes Bill to Boost Tribal Renewable Energy Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
29
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - November 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Oct
22
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - October 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
21
2018
IRS Proposes to Withdraw Debt-Equity Documentation Regulations McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
20
2018
Ninth Circuit Creates New Challenge for Divisibility in Complex CERCLA Sites Beveridge & Diamond PC
Sep
18
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - September 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
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
Aug
8
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - August 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
30
2018
Sovereign Shield Does Not Extend to Inter Partes Reviews Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul
24
2018
Federal Circuit Rejects Tribal Sovereign Immunity Defense in IPR Proceedings Brinks Gilson & Lione
Jul
23
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - July 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
21
2018
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Ruling That Tribal Immunity Does Not Apply To IPRs Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun
25
2018
Weekly IRS Roundup: June 18 – 22 McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
22
2018
With This Tie, There Is a Winner: 4-4 SCOTUS Ruling Results in Victory for Native Americans and a Clear Mandate for Washington to Correct Culverts Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
16
2018
"Culvert Case" Affirmed - Potential Implications for Northwest Regulators and Private Parties K&L Gates
Jun
13
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - June 2018 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.
Jun
1
2018
Supreme Court Update: Epic Systems Corp. v Lewis & Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren Wiggin and Dana LLP
May
17
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - May 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
4
2018
Ninth Circuit Determines That George Constanza Was Right!—In Limited Circumstances, Whales And Seals Are Fish (Not Mammals) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
23
2018
Indian Nations Law Update April 2018 - Justices Heart Arguments in Treaty Rights Case Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
20
2018
Beltway Buzz, April 20, 2018 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
28
2018
Tribal Sovereign Immunity Does Not Apply to IPR McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
19
2018
Amended Child Protection Law Benefits Tribes Varnum LLP
Mar
2
2018
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Gun Lake Band's Trust Land Varnum LLP
Feb
26
2018
Board Rules that Tribal Immunity is Unavailable to Avoid Inter Partes Review Challenge Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
12
2018
Indian Nations Law Update – February 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan
22
2018
SCOTUS Declines to Consider Whether Tribal Courts Have Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Employment Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
16
2018
Indigenous Gaming Issues in Canada Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jan
12
2018
Legislation Exempting Tribes From The National Labor Relations Act Passes The House Varnum LLP
Jan
11
2018
As Legislation Stalls, Tribes Remain Under National Labor Relations Act: What Should Tribal Employers Do Next? Varnum LLP
Jan
10
2018
Indian Nations Law Update – January 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
7
2017
Indian Nations Law Update – December 2017 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Nov
30
2017
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Race-Based Challenge to ICWA Varnum LLP
Nov
20
2017
CFPB Sues Tribal-Affiliated Online Loan Servicer for Collecting on Allegedly Void Loans Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
16
2017
CFPB opposes petition for certiorari filed by tribal lenders in Ninth Circuit case Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
10
2017
Oklahoma files amicus brief in support of tribal lenders’ motion to dismiss CFPB lawsuit Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov
8
2017
Indian Nations Law Update - November 2017 Selected court decisions Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
15
2017
Indian Nations Law Update - September 2017 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
12
2017
Transfer of Patents to Tribe May Preclude PTAB Scrutiny Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
11
2017
Pharma Patents Assigned to Indian Tribe to Thwart Inter Partes Review Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
23
2017
Wisconsin State Bar Indian Law Section CLE Sept. 29, at Red Cliff Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
7
2017
FERC Staff Issues New Guidelines on Cultural Resources Bracewell LLP
Jul
26
2017
An Update from the National Indian Gaming Association’s Annual Legislative Summit Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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