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Native American Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on regulation and legislation related to Native American tribes. The section also tracks litigation and deals involving Native American tribes and Native American-owned businesses.



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Latest News in Native American

  • November 03, 2026

    Tribe Says Pipeline Harm Statement Shouldn't Be Dismissed

    A Native American tribe has asked a D.C. federal judge not to strike its natural resources director's statement about potential harm the Army Corps of Engineers will cause by allowing Enbridge Energy to reroute 41 miles of a pipeline around the tribe's lands.

  • November 03, 2026

    Tribe Says Closure Of Everglades ICE Site Doesn't Moot Suit

    The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has urged a federal judge not to throw out its suit over a detention unit in Everglades National Park even though the facility designed to hold unauthorized immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has closed.

  • November 03, 2026

    2nd Circ. Denies Kalshi, Coinbase Enforcement Shields

    A Second Circuit panel on Tuesday rebuffed separate bids by Kalshi and Coinbase to temporarily shield their sports contracts from New York and Connecticut gambling regulators after the judges appeared unconvinced by the platforms' attempts to draw lines between sports event contracts and sports bets.

  • November 03, 2026

    Challengers Urge FCC To Zero Out Subsidy Fund Fees

    A conservative litigation group challenging the Universal Service Fund asked the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday to zero out the fees supporting the fund next quarter.

  • November 02, 2026

    Energy Co. Says Toad Listing Ignores Key Geothermal Data

    A Nevada geothermal company seeks an early win in its D.C. federal court suit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's listing of the Dixie Valley toad as an endangered species, arguing that the agency hasn't considered the best available scientific and commercial data.

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Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Board of Indian Appeals
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • National Indian Gaming Commission
  • Indian Health Service
  • Office of Indian Education
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
  • Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
  • Civil Rights Act
  • Tribal recognition rules
  • Native American trust fund and land issues
  • Gaming compact negotiations
  • Federal and state tax policies and revenue-sharing
  • Native American lobbying groups
  • LITIGATION
  • Suits over development projects involving Native American groups, including mining and drilling, casinos and resorts, and shopping centers
  • Disputes over land use and other natural resources
  • Breach of trust and mismanagement of tribal resources suits
  • Native American rights, sovereignty, and tribal recognition disputes
  • Cases involving tribal employers
  • Criminal jurisdiction disputes
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of Native American and tribal law practices

Readership

  • Attorneys who focus on Native American law
  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Native American-owned companies
  • Tribal leaders and tribal government officials
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals