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Latest News in Native American

  • October 23, 2026

    NY Gaming Commission Says Kalshi Is Defying Subpoenas

    Kalshi Inc. is unlawfully refusing to comply with subpoenas the New York State Gaming Commission needs to investigate the prediction market platform's potential violations of state gambling laws, the commission alleges, asking a state court in Manhattan to force the company to comply with the subpoena requests.

  • October 23, 2026

    Wash. Tribe Can't Appeal Immunity Ruling Yet, 9th Circ. Says

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday threw out an appeal from a Native American tribe seeking to halt an environmental challenge over federal review and permitting of the tribe's proposed oyster farm, holding that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter.

  • October 23, 2026

    Ute Family Urges High Court To Revive FBI Evidence Duty

    A Utah tribal member's family is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a decision that the federal government isn't liable for his shooting death, telling the justices that without their intervention the case could set a dangerous precedent that will harm investigative authority at crime scene investigations.

  • October 23, 2026

    DC Circ. Lets 1929 Census Descendants Join Miwok Vote

    The D.C. Circuit allowed descendants of people listed in a 1929 census of local Native Americans to have a say in the California Valley Miwok Tribe's constitution and bylaws Friday, rejecting a rival faction's bid to restrict the process to a smaller group and settling — for now — a decades-long fight tied to state gaming funds.

  • October 23, 2026

    EPA Grants Navajo Nation Key Clean Water Act Status

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the Navajo Nation's application that will allow the tribe to be treated in a similar manner to a state under the Clean Water Act for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and sludge management programs.

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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

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  • 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.
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