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  • December 12, 2025

    Utah Officials Challenge Halt Of Psilocybin Church Case

    County and local officials in Provo City, Utah, have urged the Tenth Circuit to revive a state court prosecution against a church that uses psilocybin as a sacrament, saying a lower district judge erred by halting the legal action and finding it was conducted in bad faith.

  • December 12, 2025

    Suncor Is Justices' Chance To Rule On Climate Nuisance Suits

    If the U.S. Supreme Court chooses to hear Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, Colorado, it will have the chance to resolve whether federal law precludes state law nuisance claims targeting interstate and global emissions — and the answer will have major implications for climate litigation nationwide, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.

  • December 12, 2025

    Betting, Trading Platforms Form Prediction Market Alliance

    A group of betting and trading platforms said they've created a new organization to advance the interests of prediction markets as betting challenges from states intensify and Congress starts to formally structure the cryptocurrency market writ large.

  • December 12, 2025

    Cayuga Nation RICO Win Overshadowed By Pot Shop Verdict

    The Cayuga Nation suffered a partial loss Thursday when a New York federal jury essentially sided with a tribal citizen and his partner, who were operating an illicit smoke shop, finding that although the business owners did violate RICO, the damages they incurred due to a tribal police seizure were far worse.

  • December 12, 2025

    Judge Vacates Montana Logging Plan Over Wildlife Risks

    A Montana federal court judge vacated a U.S. Forest Service plan to log more than 16,500 acres in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, saying its failure to consider future impacts on grizzly bears and Canada lynx was arbitrary and capricious.

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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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  • 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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