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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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  • November 09, 2026

    Polymarket Adds Missouri Suit To Prediction Market Brawl

    Missouri was hit Monday with another lawsuit brought by a prediction market platform, this time with Polymarket filing a preemptive complaint to stave off a threatened gambling enforcement action by the state, as litigation over sports event contract offerings nationwide continues to grow.

  • November 09, 2026

    Permitting Bill Passes First Procedural Senate Vote

    An overhaul of the federal permitting process aimed at reducing red tape in infrastructure and energy projects cleared its first procedural vote in the U.S. Senate by a margin of 73 to 25 on Monday.

  • November 09, 2026

    Justices Signal Support For Feds In Pipeline Payout Fight

    U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday appeared inclined to conclude that federal law, and not state law, determines what gas infrastructure project developers should pay landowners in eminent domain proceedings.

  • November 09, 2026

    Supreme Court Lets DHS Resume Big Bend Wall Project

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled the U.S. Department of Homeland Security can restart construction of a border wall that runs through Big Bend National Park in Texas, finding a lower court judge who halted the project likely lacked authority to do so.

  • November 09, 2026

    Supreme Court Weighs Ending Decades-Old Bivens Doctrine

    A staff nurse at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu asked the Supreme Court on Monday to eliminate a 55-year-old legal doctrine allowing people to sue federal government officials for damages over constitutional injuries they suffer at their hands, arguing the doctrine violates the separation of powers and must be overruled.

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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