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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

  • January 26, 2023

    HUD Wants Tweaks To Housing Counselor Program For Tribes

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed a rule that will bring changes to certification requirements for housing counselors in tribal communities, the department announced Thursday.

  • January 26, 2023

    2nd Circ. Sides With Tribe In NY Thruway Ruling

    A split Second Circuit on Thursday sided with a Native American tribe in its challenge to part of the New York State Thruway that runs through its reservation, ruling the tribe can pursue its claims against New York state officials because the suit falls under an exception to the U.S. Constitution's Eleventh Amendment.

  • January 25, 2023

    DOI Settles With Utah Green Group Over Oil Lease Suit

    A conservation group and the U.S. Department of the Interior have agreed to settle a dispute in D.C. federal court over 32 oil and gas leases approved by the DOI, saying the Bureau of Land Management will complete additional analyses of the leasing decisions.

  • January 25, 2023

    Borrowers Can Bring RICO Suit Against Tribe-Linked Lender

    The alleged frontman of an online lending operation will have to face racketeering allegations from a consumer class that says he partnered with the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to issue loans with illegally high rates, the Fourth Circuit has ruled.

  • January 25, 2023

    Corps Accused Of Illegally Blocking Alaskan Gold Extraction

    A mining company says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must grant its application to tap gold deposits on Alaska's Seward Peninsula, taking the federal agency to court over a regulatory decision last year that withheld a dredging permit due to potential environmental harm.

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Native American

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.
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