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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

  • February 13, 2026

    Feds Resist Sierra Club's Bid To Enforce Border Wall Deal

    The U.S. government is opposing the Sierra Club's attempt to enforce a settlement pact concerning borderlands barriers as they fight over the first Trump administration's diversion of federal funds for border wall construction versus environmentalists' claims that the wall impedes wildlife passage.

  • February 13, 2026

    Minn. Tribe Member Can't Get 8th Circ. To Rehear Divorce Case

    The Eighth Circuit has rejected a Minnesota Native American man's petition for an en banc rehearing in a jurisdictional dispute over a tribal court divorce order, potentially setting the case up to be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • February 13, 2026

    DOI Looks To Nix Calif. Tribes' Suit Over Real Estate Project

    The U.S. Department of the Interior and other federal government parties have urged a D.C. federal court to grant them a quick win in a suit over the approval of a California tribe's 221-acre real estate development project, which includes a casino.

  • February 13, 2026

    Native American Casino, Union On Track To Settle Strike Suit

    A Native American casino and a UNITE HERE local are on track to settle a dispute over whether a 2025 strike violated two tribal ordinances, their attorneys told a California federal judge, asking him to keep the litigation paused for another two weeks while they finalize the deal.

  • February 13, 2026

    House Committee OKs Closer Look At Broadband 'Barriers'

    A bill that would direct agencies to take a closer look at the administrative barriers that stand in the way of broadband deployment has sailed through the House Committee on Natural Resources and now heads to the full House for consideration.

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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.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals