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  • September 04, 2026

    Tribes Urge ND Court To Keep Voting Map Claims Alive

    The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Nation asked a federal court Friday to reject the North Dakota secretary of state's bid to throw out their claims that the state's 2021 legislative map dilutes Native American voting power.

  • September 04, 2026

    Ohio Justices Tee Up Data Center Vote In Another City

    The Ohio Supreme Court will allow the residents of Trenton, Ohio, to vote in a special election for a proposed city charter amendment that will ban the construction of data centers in the city, which is similar to a recent Ohio high court decision that set up a potential data center vote.

  • September 04, 2026

    Advocates Slam SpaceX Proposal To Cut FCC High-Cost Aid

    SpaceX's suggestion that the Federal Communications Commission "wind down and sunset" the agency's multibillion dollar program that provides subsidies for installing broadband in high cost, hard-to-serve places, is a bad one, say rural broadband advocates.

  • September 04, 2026

    Robinhood To Halt Sports Trades In Mich. Amid Appeals

    Robinhood Derivatives LLC has agreed to stop offering new sports-related event contracts in Michigan, and the state has agreed not to pursue an enforcement action against the exchange until the Sixth Circuit rules on any of the pending appeals regarding the legality of sports event contract offerings.

  • September 04, 2026

    8(a) Firms Face New Risks From Pass-Through Arrangements

    ​Prime contractors and subcontractors with pass-through arrangements involving the Small Business Administration's 8(a) business development program should ensure they are prepared for heightened litigation risks created by the administration’s use of False Claims Act whistleblowers to target fraud in diversity, equity and inclusion programs, say attorneys at RJO.

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  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Board of Indian Appeals
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs
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  • 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
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  • 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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