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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
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April 03, 2026
NC Cannabis Advisors Call For Legal Recreational Use
North Carolina's unregulated market for intoxicating hemp products is a "medical and public safety crisis," said a report by the state's cannabis advisory council, which recommended state lawmakers legalize recreational and medical marijuana and enact rules focused on total THC content, rather than distinguishing between hemp and marijuana.
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April 03, 2026
9th Circ. Upholds Biden Ariz. National Monument Proclamation
A Ninth Circuit panel has upheld a lower court's dismissal of a challenge to former President Joe Biden's proclamation that established an Indigenous site in the Grand Canyon region as a national monument, saying that any claims of economic harm stemming from future higher energy costs are too speculative.
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April 03, 2026
State AGs Latest To Oppose Trump's Mail Ballot Order
Attorneys general in 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Friday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order placing limits on mail-in voting, joining voting-rights advocates and Democratic leaders in claiming the order exceeds the president's authority.
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April 03, 2026
Groups Sue To Block Drilling Near Lakota Sacred Site
A group of Indigenous rights and conservation nonprofits is asking a South Dakota federal court to vacate the government's decision to greenlight an exploratory drilling project within the Black Hills National Forest, arguing it will directly impact a sacred Lakota site used by countless generations.
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April 02, 2026
Judge Says Maine Tribes Can Defend State Gaming Law
A Maine federal court judge is allowing the Wabanaki Nations to back the state's gaming director in a challenge by Churchill Downs and its subsidiaries that looks to block the enforcement of a law that will allow the tribal governments to operate online gaming.
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