May 19, 2026
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians says Wisconsin is misinterpreting tribal regulatory authority in its bid to block the tribe from barring nonmember fishing in 19 lakes within its reservation, telling a federal district court that the state can't prove key elements of its claims.
May 04, 2026
A Wisconsin federal judge has temporarily blocked the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians from stopping nonmembers from fishing for walleye and musky in 19 lakes within its reservation, after the state challenged the Indigenous nation's use of its hunting and fishing laws to cite anglers.