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
2
2018
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Gun Lake Band's Trust Land Varnum LLP
Mar
14
2019
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Tribal Immunity from Bankruptcy Code Varnum LLP
Apr
7
2015
Michigan Tax Update: Ballot Initiative Good for Tribes Varnum LLP
Mar
19
2018
Amended Child Protection Law Benefits Tribes Varnum LLP
Jan
22
2016
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Over Tribal Members Varnum LLP
Feb
4
2015
Legal Developments in Indian Country in 2014 Varnum LLP
Jul
15
2016
Supreme Court Declines to Consider Curtailing NLRB’s Authority over Michigan Tribal Casinos Varnum LLP
Jun
8
2021
New Federal Program Provides Discount on Internet Service for People With Disabilities Varnum LLP
Apr
11
2019
Employee Benefits and American Indian Law Varnum LLP
Nov
22
2020
ICWA and MIFPA: A Primer and Current Legal Challenge Varnum LLP
May
22
2012
New Fracking Disclosure Rules for Federal and Indian Lands Varnum LLP
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
Jul
8
2023
SCOTUS Bankruptcy Decision Roundup Mintz
Dec
6
2023
What’s New in Wireless - December 2023 Mintz
Dec
22
2023
The Osage Nation of Killers of the Flower Moon Fame Had a Big Win in Federal Court This Week Mintz
Nov
18
2014
Energy & Environment Law Update - November 17, 2014 Mintz
Aug
31
2021
Another Judge Who Couldn't Care Less What EPA Thinks -- Will the Chaos Created In Arizona Spread? Mintz
Sep
6
2023
What's New in Wireless - September 2023 Mintz
Jul
10
2020
Creek Nation Affirmed: Supreme Court Maintains Congress Must Clearly Express Intent to Disestablish a Reservation Faegre Drinker
Jul
16
2020
Treasury Waives Main Street Lending Program Restriction on Capital Distributions for Tribal Business Concerns Faegre Drinker
Jun
18
2014
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Cancels Washington NFL Team’s Trademark Registrations Faegre Drinker
Nov
9
2023
This Will Be Our Year, Took a Long Time to Come: Will 2024 Be the Year for Marijuana Legalization in North Carolina? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jan
29
2024
Court Sends Wind Farm Developer Spinning by Ordering Removal of Wind Turbines in Significant Mineral Rights Holding Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jan
16
2013
Will the Ex Parte Young Doctrine Swallow Tribal Sovereign Immunity Whole? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
3
2013
Detroit Casinos’ February Revenues Decrease from Same Month Last Year Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jun
27
2013
Detroit Casinos’ May Revenues Decrease from Same Month Last Year Dickinson Wright PLLC
May
19
2015
Should There be a “Legislative Solution” to Disputed Indian Trust Applications? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul
28
2015
Intersection of Federal Labor Law, Tribal Gaming and a Deep Division Within Two Sixth Circuit Three-Judge Panels Dickinson Wright PLLC
Nov
17
2015
Wyoming Senator Barrasso Introduces Carcieri Compromise Bill Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jan
30
2013
Macau Adopts New Rules Applicable to the Supply of Slot Machines and Related Equipment Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul
3
2013
Supreme Court Will Review Michigan v. Bay Mills Decision Dickinson Wright PLLC
Nov
6
2013
War Games in Wisconsin (2013 Style) Re: Indian Tribes Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
8
2014
Casino Location Impacts Long-Term Success Dickinson Wright PLLC
 

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