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
20
2014
Ninth Circuit Big Lagoon Decision Puts Fee to Trust Acquisitions in Doubt Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun
28
2016
Ninth Circuit Concludes Tribes' Treaty Fishing Rights Obligate State to Fix Fish Blocking Culverts Van Ness Feldman LLP
Sep
20
2018
Ninth Circuit Creates New Challenge for Divisibility in Complex CERCLA Sites Beveridge & Diamond PC
Aug
12
2013
Ninth Circuit Decides Important Tax Case in Tribe's Favor Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
27
2013
Ninth Circuit Demands Interior Explain Glendale Trust Gaming Decision Dickinson Wright PLLC
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
12
2024
Ninth Circuit Rules Against Apache in Dispute Over Sacred "Oak Flat" Site Van Ness Feldman LLP
Sep
14
2016
Ninth Circuit Rules Smelter Emissions Are Not a CERCLA Disposal Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
29
2014
Ninth Circuit Upholds Tribal Preference in Employment Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun
12
2015
NLRB Jurisdiction Over Indian Tribes-Uncertainty Abounds Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
3
2015
NLRB-Tribe Dispute Heading for En Banc Review? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
1
2015
North Carolina Business Court Enjoins Enforcement Of High Interest Rate Loans Made By American Indian-Related Business Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Apr
7
2015
North Fork Tribe Sues California State for Compact in Latest Chapter of Gaming Saga Dickinson Wright PLLC
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
Dec
4
2015
NY Daily Fantasy Sports Case May Not Be Decided Solely on Whether DFS is Skill or Chance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
29
2016
Obama Administration Seeks Tribal Input on Federal Infrastructure Decisions, Dakota Access Litigation Continues Van Ness Feldman LLP
Aug
11
2014
Of Buckeyes and Batons Rouges: Ohio and Louisiana Adopt Comprehensive Pole Access and Attachment Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
10
2017
Oklahoma files amicus brief in support of tribal lenders’ motion to dismiss CFPB lawsuit Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
29
2014
Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation Releases Request for Pre-Qualification Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
8
2020
Opportunity for up to $2 Million Tribal DOE Energy Grant Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
17
2021
Pandemic-Related Suspension of CEQA Noticing, Posting, Filing, and Tribal Consultation Requirements and Brown Act Meeting Requirements Set to Expire September 30 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
18
2015
Part 1 - Updates to Nevada’s Live Entertainment Tax Dickinson Wright PLLC
Aug
5
2015
Pending Federal Energy Legislation Will Impact Tribal Energy Resource Development Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Apr
18
2024
Permitting Reform and Responsible Mining: Q&A with IRMA’s Kristi Disney Bruckner Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
11
2017
Pharma Patents Assigned to Indian Tribe to Thwart Inter Partes Review Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul
7
2014
Pojoaque’s Plan to Seek an Imposed Compact: Is Interior’s Process Consistent with Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
23
2020
Practical Tips for Tribal Organization Access to the SBA Paycheck Protection Program Van Ness Feldman LLP
Sep
2
2012
President Obama Signs HEARTH Act Varnum LLP
Aug
3
2022
Proposed Amendments to Community Reinvestment Act Implementing Regulations Seek to Incentivize Investments in Indian Country Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
5
2023
Proposed Changes to DOI’s Tribal Land Into Trust and Gaming Compact Process Create More Opportunities for Off-Reservation Gaming Nelson Mullins
Jun
13
2019
Proposed Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Would Require Corporations and Limited Liability Companies to Report Controlling Persons to Federal Government Jones Walker LLP
Jun
29
2023
Proposed DOI Gaming Regulations to Allow for Historic Expansion of Mobile Tribal Gaming Nelson Mullins
Jun
4
2020
Publications CARES Act Provider Relief Fund – Part 2 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Nov
12
2012
Racing to New Off-Reservation Gaming in Oregon Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jun
27
2013
Recent Brazilian Federal Court Decision Involving Genetic Heritage and Traditional Knowledge Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
 

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