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
10
2017
Indian Nations Law Update - May 2017: Supreme Court Rejects Tribal Employee’s Sovereign Immunity Defense; Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Patchak v. Zinke Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
24
2017
Trump Directs Treasury to Review Dodd-Frank Orderly Liquidation Authority and FSOC Processes Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
18
2017
U.S. Futures Exchanges Disciplinary Actions Report - March 2017 Bracewell LLP
Apr
7
2017
IRS is Required to Search Tax Return Information Records to Help Determine Worker Classification McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
21
2017
Washington Supreme Court Rejects Sovereign Immunity Defense in Quiet Title Action Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Feb
17
2017
Indian Nations Law Update - February 2017: Ninth Circuit Rejects Tribal Online Lenders’ “Co-Regulator” Argument Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Feb
10
2017
Sea Change: Washington Supreme Court Decision Affects Coastal Energy Projects K&L Gates
Jan
24
2017
Indian Nations Law Update - January 2017: California Sets Standards For Tribal Subsidiaries’ Sovereign Immunity Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
19
2016
Texas Gaming Issues 2016 Year in Review Jones Walker LLP
Dec
19
2016
Several Indian Country Bills Enacted into Law: Indian Nations Law Update December 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec
13
2016
Dakota Access Challenges Army Corps After Easement Determination Stalled Van Ness Feldman LLP
Nov
28
2016
Bureau of Land Management Promulgates Final Methane and Waste Prevention Rule for Oil and Gas Sources on Public and Indian Lands Katten
Nov
17
2016
Best Practices for Tribes When Faced with Union Organizing Activity Varnum LLP
Oct
24
2016
IRS Revokes Favorable PLR Concerning Ability of Tribe to Pass ITCs to Lessee in Master-Tenant Structure Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
19
2016
Supreme Court Agrees To Review Sovereign Immunity Decision: Indian Nations Law Update - October 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
29
2016
EPA Expands Tribal Authority to Administer Clean Water Act Programs on Reservations Van Ness Feldman LLP
Sep
29
2016
Obama Administration Seeks Tribal Input on Federal Infrastructure Decisions, Dakota Access Litigation Continues Van Ness Feldman LLP
Sep
14
2016
Ninth Circuit Rules Smelter Emissions Are Not a CERCLA Disposal Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
13
2016
Indian Tribe Did Not Waive Sovereign Immunity By Removing Lawsuit To Federal Court Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
13
2016
Federal Intervention in Dakota Access Pipeline Project Focuses on Tribal Consultation Process Van Ness Feldman LLP
Sep
12
2016
The Ninth Circuit Rules On Jury Trial Right Under Indian Civil Rights Act Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
9
2016
Dakota Access Pipeline Project in Limbo Following Joint Statement and Court Action Van Ness Feldman LLP
Aug
18
2016
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community v. Jewell and Other Selected Cases: Indian Nations Law Update August Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
27
2016
Wyoming District Court Strikes Down BLM Rule for Hydraulic Fracking on Federal and Tribal Land Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
15
2016
Supreme Court Declines to Consider Curtailing NLRB’s Authority over Michigan Tribal Casinos Varnum LLP
Jul
13
2016
Department of the Interior Issues Indian Child Welfare Act Regulations Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun
28
2016
Wyoming Federal Judge Rules Against BLM Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
28
2016
Ninth Circuit Concludes Tribes' Treaty Fishing Rights Obligate State to Fix Fish Blocking Culverts Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jun
27
2016
IRS Issue: Gaming Industry Vigilance Helps Correct a Possible Mistake Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun
24
2016
Gaming Expansion in Florida Rests with the Florida Supreme Court Bracewell LLP
Jun
14
2016
Indian Child Welfare Act: New Regulations Issued Varnum LLP
Jun
9
2016
New Wage and Hour Regulations May Impact Tribes Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
31
2016
Alabama Legislature Ends Session at Impasse Over Gaming Bracewell LLP
May
28
2016
NLRB Defends Attempt to Enroach on Tribal Sovereignty Barnes & Thornburg 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
May
9
2016
New Right-of-Way Regulations Take Effect Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
12
2016
Supreme Court Decides Reservation Boundary Case in Tribe’s Favor Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Mar
4
2016
Alabama: Indian Gaming Benefits More Than Just Tribes Bracewell LLP
Feb
8
2016
Indian Nations Law Update - February 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Feb
1
2016
Hawaii is No Paradise for Daily Fantasy Sports – Skill Measured by Average Players, not Experts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
26
2016
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Targets “Waste” in the Oil and Gas Industry ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
25
2016
Bureau of Land Management Proposes to Restrict Methane Releases from Oil and Gas Leases Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jan
22
2016
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Over Tribal Members Varnum LLP
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
Jan
19
2016
New Registration Requirements For New And Existing Associated Equipment Manufacturers And Distributors Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jan
18
2016
Washington State Federal Court Finds That Social Casino Games Are Not Gambling Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jan
7
2016
Indian Nations Law Update - January 2016 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan
5
2016
Alaska Presses D.C. Court of Appeals to Reject Trust Acquisitions in Alaska Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
22
2015
Texas Continues to Wage War Against Indian Gaming Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
11
2015
New York Court Sacks Daily Fantasy Sports Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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