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Native American - March, 2015

139 articles

• DOI Panel Backs BIA Nixing Lease On Navajo Land
• Duluth Loses Bid To Make NIGC Revive Casino Revenue Deal
• NM Tribe Loses Battle Over State Gaming Compacts
• DOI Panel Sides With BIA On Osage Mineral Rights Dispute
• SD County Native American Custody Hearings Ruled Illegal
• Bill Would Reimburse NY Counties For Tribes' Unpaid Taxes
• Plaintiff's Tribal Breach Of Trust Claim Against DOI Tossed
• DOJ Names Heads Of AG's Native American Issues Panel
• Judge Grants Wash. Tribes' Bid To Block Rival's Fishing
• Okla. Asks High Court To Restore Suit Over Tribal Casino
• Man Sues US Over Loss Of Gas-Producing Indian Land
• Sen. Urges Feds To Nix Oil, Gas Leases On Tribal Land
• Ill. Judge Sends Cashcall Payday Loan Suit To Arbitration
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• DOI Says Gov't Had To Sell Okla. Tribes' Timber Lands
• Lawmakers Urge DOI To Hold Off On Tribal Recognition Rule
• Tribal Coalition Pledges Unity On Resource Development
• Tribe Wants Town's Dismissal Delayed In Jurisdiction Fight
• Ex-BLM Official Convicted For Approving Absent Deputy's Pay
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• BIA Rejects Wis. Tribe's Casino Bid After Walker Balks
• Calif. Says Tribe Owes $23M In Unemployment Insurance Row
• Fla. Tribe Wants RICO Suit Against Ex-Chair In Federal Court
• Tribe Asks To Keep Casino Builder In Desecration Suit
• 9th Circ. Lets HUD Off The Hook In Tribal Housing Row
• Fla. Tribe Turns To New Tax Law In Appeal Of IRS Summons
• House Bill Would Speed Gas Projects On Tribal, Federal Land
• Judge Upholds NY Land-Into-Trust For Oneida Nation
• Fla. Court Axes Seminole Members' Appeal In Ad Agency Row
• Wash. Tribes Seek To Halt Rival's Renewed Fishing
• Lewis Tein Beats Tribe's Malpractice Appeal In Fla.
• DOJ Tells Redskins Lanham Act Doesn't Violate Free Speech
• ND High Court Backs State Jurisdiction In Child Support Row
• Utah Tribe Seeks To Revive Claims In City Jurisdictional Row
• Landowners Seek Sanctions In 'Frivolous' Tribal Property Suit
• Grand Canyon Skywalk Developer Re-Ups Defamation Suit
• Interior, Calif. Tribe Seek To Nix Anti-Casino Suit
• DOI Says Navajo Mine Permit Should Survive Reconsideration
• DOJ Looks To Nix Florida Tribe's Public Records Suit
• Bill Would Extend Special Needs Adoption Tax Credit To Tribes
• Tribal Housing Co. Looks To Nix Insurer's Arbitration Bid
• DOI Wins Calif. Tribe's Suit Over Revoked Land
• Rage Rises To The Top At BLM's New Fracking Rules
• Robins Kaplan Nabs Ex-US Attorneys For ND, SD Offices
• Premera Slams Alaska Native Health Group's Billing Testimony
• House OKs $3B In Tribal Housing Grants
• Native American Class Reps Fight Bid For Removal
• Crow Members Resist DOI's Bid To Nix Water Rights Suit
• Calif. Tribe Scores Win In Coachella Valley Water Rights Row
• Mich.'s Casino Claims Against Tribe Repetitive, Judge Told
• The Law360 400
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• FWS Tours On Sacred Indian Land Violated Law, Judge Says
• BIA Didn't Explain Oil Developer's Bond Hike, DOI Board Says
• Conn. Assembly Committee Passes Tribal Casino Bill
• Calif. Tribe Says State Withheld $11M In Gaming Payments
• Indigenous Group Blasts Canada Over $12B Pipeline Review
• New Mexico House Approves New Indian Gaming Compact
• Redskins Warn Court To 'Evaluate Evidence, Not Emotion'
• Casino Developer, Tribe Blast Calif. City's $2M Atty Fee Bid
• BIA Head Says 2016 Budget Would Create Tribe Funding Hub
• Developer, Tribe, City Reach Deal For $650M Casino Resort
• Fla. Tribe Scoffs At Delay Accusations In $1M Sanctions Row
• Senate Panel OKs Bill For Fed. Recognition Of 6 Va. Tribes
• Quapaw Tribe Quits Kansas Casino Partnership After Lawsuit
• Senate Indian Panel OKs Chaudhuri As NGIC Chairman
• North Fork Tribe Sues Calif. Over Casino Pact
• Senate Indian Affairs Panel OKs Irrigation Funding Bill
• American Indians Fail In Bid To Block Mining Land Sale
• Wis. Judge Trims Claims Over Tribal Payday Loans
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Judge Orders State Dept. To Respond To Tribal Pipeline Suit
• Idaho Mulls Bill To Create State Gaming Commission
• Sens. Fear DOD Policy May Hurt Native American Contractors
• Sovereign Immunity Extends To Tribal Leaders, 9th Circ. Says
• Calif. Tribe Says Rival's Casino Project Must Start Over
• Calif. Tribe Seeks To Block Work On $1B Solar Project
• Okla. Tribes Drop Gov't Sanctions Bid In Timber Land Row
• Up The Irish: St. Paddy's Is For Celebrating Pro Bono, Too
• Tribes Say Defunct Panel's Rulings Don't Apply In Fishing Row
• Ex-Casino Guard Says Seminoles Not Immune To Firing Suit
• EPA Improperly OK'd River Pollution Task Force, Judge Says
• Native American Tobacco Co. Stuck With $60M Tax Ruling
• Whistleblower Says Calif. Tribe Can't Dodge Casino Firing Suit
• Loan Servicer Asks High Court To Hear Tribal Arbitration Row
• Holland & Knight Guides $124M Financing Of Mohegan Hotel
• BLM Announces 7 New Oil, Gas Leases In Alaska Reserve
• Tribe Says Calif. Can't Dodge Gaming Negotiations
• Senate Bill Would Restore DOI Power Over Tribal Lands
• Texas Bills Would Give All Tribes Shot At Gaming
• Tribe Twisted Law To Avoid Fla. Casino Taxes, 11th Circ. Told
• Montana Rep. Wants Indian Coal Tax Credit Made Permanent
• Three Sentenced In Mont. Reservation Corruption Scandal
• Ex-Tribal Councilman Says DOI Wrongly OK'd His Removal
• NM Senate OKs New Indian Gaming Compact
• BIA, Pokagons Kick Off Enviro Review Of Ind. Casino Project
• Ariz. Tribe Wants Domains Back From Ex-Web Manager
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Ex-IHS Head Lauds Contract Cost Funding In 2016 Budget
• Kansas AG Sues To Halt Tribal Casino Project
• Sen. Proposes Funding For Tribes To Fight Human Trafficking
• Conn. Bill Would Allow New Casinos Under 2 Tribes
• BLM Must Re-Evaluate NM Fracking Permits, Enviros Say
• Tribes Slam DOJ For Unprepared Witness In Timber Land Row
• Tribal Leader Cites Immunity In Conn. Payday Lending Suit
• DOI Seeks To Nix Tribes' NEPA Suit Over Alaska Road
• FWS Defends Wildflower Tours On Wash. Tribal Lands
• Ex-Tribal Official Gets 34 Months In Bribery Scheme
• Alaska Health Org Sues HHS Over Contract With More Funding
• Kansas Claims NIGC Wrongly Allowed Casino On Tribal Land
• Wis. Tribe Immune To Casino Injury Claim, State Court Says
• Tribe's Whaling Bid Advances With NOAA Enviro Review
• Texas Tribe Is Operating Illegal Sweepstakes, Judge Says
• Fla. Tribe Accused Of Delaying Tactics Over Sanctions
• Tribe's Suit Over IHS Hospital Contract Gets Trimmed
• High Court Denies Tribal Cigarette Co.'s Tobacco Fund Appeal
• ACLU To Redskins: 'You're Not Wrong, You're Just An A**hole'
• Missouri AG Knocks Out Predatory Lenders On Reservation
• Calif. Tribe Slams US Bid For Casino Development Discovery
• Wash. House Paves Way For Tribal-State Marijuana Pacts
• Okla. Tribes Say US Lacked Right To Sell Timber Lands
• Wis. Chippewa Head Declares Mining Project Opposition
• Sioux Band Descendants' Minn. Land Claim Tossed
• Mohegan Sun Fires Up Plans For $120M Hotel In Conn.
• Indian Irrigation Projects Need Funding, Senate Panel Hears
• RI High Court Upholds Casino Law Over Tribe's Challenge
• Wis. Village Demands Oneida Land, Railway Docs From DOI
• DOI Ignored Enviro Impact In OK'ing Navajo Mine Expansion
• USDA Offers Tribes, States $27M For Child Hunger Programs
• Senate Indian Panel Calls For Contract Support Cost Funding
• Mass. Casino Bidder Set To Partner With Foxwoods
• BIA To Award $8M For Tribal Climate Change Projects
• Alaska Tribe Settles Suit Over IHS Contract Support Costs
• Hanover Liable In Urban Outfitter's IP Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Navajo Prez Calls For Foreign Investment Via EB-5 Program
• IRS Updates Guidance On Reporting Slots, Bingo, Keno Wins
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Rick McNeil