April 21, 2022
A North Dakota federal judge has preliminarily blocked a tribal court from hearing proceedings against an oil and gas company that allegedly violated a smoking ban on the Three Affiliated Tribes' reservation.
July 07, 2021
An oil and gas drilling company sued a tribal judge and several members of the Associated Three Tribes in federal court for trying to enforce violations of a smoking ban on their North Dakota reservation, accusing the tribal court of unlawfully claiming jurisdiction over the dispute.