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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Mar
14
2019
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Tribal Immunity from Bankruptcy Code Varnum LLP
Jan
22
2016
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Over Tribal Members Varnum LLP
Dec
4
2022
FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs Sign Agreement to Improve Law Enforcement in Indian Country The U.S. Department of Justice
Sep
3
2013
Fast Food Comes to Indian Country Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
3
2019
Farmers Can Now Apply for Federal USDA Hemp Production Licenses Keller and Heckman LLP
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.
Feb
10
2015
Exploring Indian Country Marijuana Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
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
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
Jun
3
2022
EPA Publishes Draft FY 2023-2024 NPGs for Comment, Including NPG for OCSPP Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Nov
3
2014
EPA Provides Additional Information on Clean Power Plan 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
Jan
15
2023
EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site in Lake County, Calif. 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
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
Jun
10
2019
EPA Issues Revised CWA Section 401 Guidance to States Van Ness Feldman LLP
Nov
3
2023
EPA Grants TSCA Section 21 Petition to Address 6PPD in Tires Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Sep
29
2016
EPA Expands Tribal Authority to Administer Clean Water Act Programs on Reservations Van Ness Feldman LLP
Dec
5
2021
EPA Awards Inter Tribal Council of Arizona $1,581,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Oct
9
2020
EPA Approves Oklahoma Regulatory Control Over ‘Restored' Tribal Land Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jan
19
2020
EPA Announces Enforcement Actions to Protect Drinking Water at Eight Federal Facilities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Sep
27
2015
Enterprise Rancheria Ready to Construct Class II Casino Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct
7
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - October 6, 2014 Mintz
Oct
14
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - October 13, 2014 Mintz
Feb
12
2013
Energy and Environmental Law Update - February 10, 2013 Mintz
Nov
18
2014
Energy & Environment Law Update - November 17, 2014 Mintz
Sep
22
2015
En Banc Update: NLRB Tribal Dispute Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
11
2019
Employee Benefits and American Indian Law Varnum LLP
Sep
1
2015
Eleventh Circuit Decides Important Tax Case: Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Stranburg Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep
18
2012
EEOC Approves Model to Help Indian Tribes Fight Job Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Apr
8
2020
Economic Relief to Tribes and Tribal Small Businesses Under the CARES Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
12
2012
Economic Diversity in Indian Country: Two Success Stories Dickinson Wright PLLC
Feb
23
2022
Dust Off Your Template Employment Agreements Ward and Smith, P.A.
Feb
28
2013
Dollars In, Dollars Out: Does it Make “Cents” for Tennessee to Further Legalize Gambling in the State? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
10
2014
Does The DBO’s Draft Tribal Consultation Policy Violate the Public Records Act? - California Department of Business Oversight Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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