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Native American - April, 2015

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• NIGC Urges 8th Circ. To Uphold Gaming Co.'s $5M Fine
• Tribes, Business Groups Urge Congress To Rein In NLRB
• Cherokees Seek Share Of $2.4B Actos Deal On Behalf Of Tribes
• Mich. Tribe Spars With NLRB Over Casino's Anti-Union Rules
• Native Americans Urge Judge To Exclude Redskins' Evidence
• NIGC Bolsters Ranks With General Counsel Appointment
• DOI Unveils Revised Oil Royalty Regs For Tribal Lands
• Sens. Tout Bill To Resolve Mont. Tribal Water Rights
• Colo. Senate Kills Bill To Limit Native American Mascots
• Tribal Casino Firing Row Won't Be Heard In Federal Court
• Utah Police Challenge Tribal Court Venue In Shooting Case
• Senate Panel Passes Bill To Block Ariz. Tribal Casino
• 7th Circ. Says Ho-Chunk Nation Can Offer E-Poker
• Tribal Leaders Urge Senate To Keep NLRB Out Of Gaming
• Calif. City Defends $2.4M Fee Bid In Tribal Casino Feud
• Tribe Offers Alabama $250M Bailout For Gaming Rights
• Tribes Risk Alienating Non-Native Biz In Discovery Row
• Lower Tax Reporting Limit For Slots Not A Revenue Jackpot
• 10th Circ. Won't Stay Restoration Order In Illegal Dikes Row
• NIGC Names Lewis Brisbois Partner As Its Chief Of Staff
• Washington Tribal Marijuana Pact Bill Heads To Governor
• Calif. Tribes Urge Judge To Pause $1B Solar Project
• Ind. Lawmakers Move To Get More Say On Tribal Gaming
• SD Judge Says Child Custody Hearing Procedures Aren't Final
• Wash. Tribe Moving Forward With Casino Amid Legal Battle
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Overturn Uranium Mine Ruling
• Judge Says Tribal Court Should Hear Actos Suit
• 5 Native American Environmental Cases To Watch In 2015
• Mackinac Tribe Taking Federal Recognition Row To DC Circ.
• Fed. Circ. May Change Disparagement Analysis For TMs
• How The Defense Can Win Verdicts And Influence Juries
• Bill Blocking Ariz. Tribal Casino Could Cost $1B, CBO Says
• High Court Declines To Hear Tribal Lender Arbitration Row
• Mont. Tribe Retaliated Against Ex-Chairman, DOI Finds
• Ex-Fox VP Says He Was Fired For Being Gay, Native American
• BIA Says It Didn't Deprive Crow Members Of Water Rights
• Sprint Can't Dodge Tribe-Owned Co.'s Unpaid Fee Claims
• Mont. Gov. Gives Thumbs Up To Tribal Business Bill
• SD Tribal Official Asks DOI To Freeze Federal Funding
• Lawyers Must Guard Against Tribal Disenrollment Abuses
• Fed. Circ. Will Weigh If Offensive TM Rule Is Unconstitutional
• BIA Says No Discovery Needed In Tribal Water Project Row
• Fla. Sen. Seeks To Revive Seminoles Tribe's Cigarette Sales
• Jurisdiction Is Solid In Tribal Foreclosure Row, Gov't Says
• Mont. Gov. Signs Off On Controversial Tribal Water Pact
• Calif. Tribe Installs Renewable Hybrid Energy System
• Inside IRS Guidance On Tribal General Welfare Exclusion
• Wyo. Tribe Backs EPA In Wind River Boundary Dispute
• NY To Ratchet Up Damages In FedEx Bootleg Cig Case
• 5 Tips For Negotiating Native American Land Leases
• DC Court Keeps Native American Class Reps In USDA Suit
• Tribe Says Charter Doesn't Impact Immunity In Land Row
• Skokomish Tribe Picks Up Wash. Waterfront Resort
• BIA Defends Taking Calif. Tribe's Casino Land Into Trust
• Casino Developer Trashes Calif. City's $2.3M Atty Fee Bid
• Tribes Mulling Marijuana Should Heed Tobacco Tax Lessons
• Urban Outfitters Unfairly Trying To Cut Damages, Navajos Say
• DOI Can Sell Tribes' Unallotted Timber Lands, Judge Says
• Lawmakers Say New BIA Rules Could Gut Tribal Recognition
• Ariz. Tribe, Local Leaders Blast Halt Of Phoenix Casino
• Bill To Reauthorize Native American Housing Act Advances
• New Navajo President Aims To Lure Big Biz To Reservation
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Mont. AG Says Irrigators Can't Block Tribal Water Pact
• Blackfeet Move To Nix Oil, Gas Leases On Sacred Site
• Idaho Tribes Say FMC Bound By Tribal Court's $21M Judgment
• Band Vows To Fight On After Fed. Circ. Trademark Ruling
• 5 Tips For Smooth Gaming Compact Negotiations
• Enviros Lose Challenge Over LA Development Project
• Alaskan Tribe Asks Court To Settle Leadership Dispute
• ND Legislature Sends Tribal Oil, Gas Tax Bill To Gov.
• Wash. Tribe Wants Members To Weigh In On Pot Legalization
• SD Tribe Says IGRA Bars State Taxes On Casino Customers
• DOI, Navajo Nation Agree To Implement Buyback Program
• Maine Gov. Says Tribes Haven't Respected State
• How To Woo Native American In-House Counsel
• 3 Different Scenarios For Marijuana In Indian Country
• Mohegans To Construct Casino At South Korean Airport
• DOI Fights Calif. Tribes' Bid To Block $1.13B Solar Project
• Conn. Bill Allowing More Tribal Casinos Advances
• Fort Sill Apache Ask NM Justices To Reconsider Gaming Row
• Wash. Tribes Say Fishing Rights Do Include Sea Mammals
• Supreme Court Rejects $48M Native American Tobacco Row
• Alaska Senate Demands DOI Lift Native Land Limits
• Tribal Descendants Urge Court To Review Charter In Land Row
• Ariz. Tribe Seeks To Block Uranium Mining During Appeal
• DC Circ. Asked For $10.5M In Indian Trust Suit Fees
• 9th Circ. Nixes Tribe's Gaming Compact Suit Against Wash.
• Fed. Circ. Hints Trademark Rule Might Be Unconstitutional
• High Court Passes On Wis. Off-Reservation Night Hunting Row
• 4 Tips For Traversing The Calif. Tribal Gambling Landscape
• A New Paradigm For Industrial Hemp Farming On Tribal Lands
• This Week In Congress: Cybersecurity, Iran, Veto Override?
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Law Firm Biases Continue To Thwart Women
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• Group Says Calif. Never Ceded Jurisdiction Over Casino Site
• Tribal Casino Evades Wrongful Death Suit Over Jurisdiction
• CFPB, Navajo Win Nod For Tax-Refund Loan Scam Deal
• 10th Circ. Denies Navajo Co. Mining Restart In Permit Row
• 6 Tips For Litigating In Native American Tribal Courts
• Ariz. Rejects Tribe's $400M Phoenix Casino, Cites Fraud
• Navajo Rejects Timing Defense In Urban Outfitters IP Row
• Tribes Say Fishing Rights Exclude Sea Mammals
• IRS Says Native American Welfare Safe Harbors Still Valid
• Kansas Moves To Block Quapaw Casino In Trust Lands Row
• Virginia's 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar
• Mont. House Queues Up Final Vote On Tribal Water Pact
• Alaska Inks Emergency Regs To Encourage Native Adoptions
• NC Bills Would Grant Tribe Exclusive Tax Power, Exemption
• Tribe Tells 10th Circ. Halting Mine Won't Help Environment
• EPA Power To Mark Tribal Boundaries Crux Of Wyo. Row
• Order Over Illegal Dikes Should Be Stayed, 10th Circ. Told
• Native Americans Still Can't Block Mine Sale, Judge Rules
• Redskins Urge Va. Court To Toss Claims In Trademark Suit
• Conn. Tribal Casino Bill Could Cost State Revenue, AG Says
• Senate Confirms New Chair Of Native Gaming Commission
• Mont. Bill On Tribal Businesses On Its Way To Governor
• Sens. Float Tribal, Marginal Well Tax Bills
• Ala. Tribe Says Age Discrimination Suit Barred By Immunity
• Shinnecock Land Case Faces Tough Time At 2nd Circ.
• Native American Health Center Strikes Deal In Contract Case
• 2 Routes To Hourly Rates For Lawyers
• Calif. County Wants Out Of Suit Over Tribal Officer's Arrest
• Ariz. Tribe Taking Uranium Mine Dispute To 9th Circ.
• NC Tribal Trust Dodges Contract Claim In Bank Loan Row
• Tribe Accuses Army Corps of Bad Faith In Lake Development
• Tribe Must Produce Custody Hearings Docs, Court Told
• Fla. Tribe Rebuffed In FOIA Suit Targeting Ex-DOJ Atty
• Wis. Oneida Tribe Hit With Class Action Over Card Receipts
• Penobscot Nation Has Claim On Maine River, Feds Argue
• Tribal Leaders Push Congress For Trust Asset Reform Bill
• Army Awards $850M Phone And IT Contract
• 10th Circ. Told To Nix Navajo Co.'s Stay Bid In Mine Row
• Native Americans Seek Accounting Of Massacre Reparations
• 5 Tax Considerations For Doing Biz In Indian Country
• NM Governor Inks 22-Year Gaming Compact With Five Tribes
• CFPB, Navajo Take Aim At Tax-Refund Loan Scam
• Conn. State, Tribal Officials Slam Okla. Payday Lenders
• GOP Legislators' Vote Holds Up Mont. Tribe's Water Pact
• Utah Town Wants To Nix Tribe's 'Endless' Jurisdiction Row
• 5 Tips For Navigating The NIGC
• Penobscot Nation Has No Right Over Maine Waters, Court Told
• Calif. Gambling Commission Calls Tribe's $11M Suit A Repeat
• Tribe's Online Gambling Heads Say Calif. Has Double Standard
• OSG Hit With FOIA Suit Over 2011 Speech On Tribal Cases
• HHS Bids For Win In Alaska Tribal Health Org Funding Row
• How To Weather Media Inquiries In High-Profile Cases
• This Week In Congress: Taxes, Budget Resolution And Iran
• Embattled Calif. Tribe Removes Gaming Commission
• PR Firm Says Tribe Integral To Skywalk Defamation Suit
• Mont. Board Says DOI Irrigation Project Row Needs Discovery
• Feds Urge 9th Circ. Not To Unplug $2.2B Calif. Solar Plant
• Alaska Hunter Asks High Court To Limit Park Service's Power
• Fed. Circ. Releases Army From Iraq Contractor's $40M Suit
• 5 Officials Native American Law Attys Need To Know
• Taking Legal Analytics To The Next Level
• DOI Says Tribes Ignored Clear Law On Timber Land Sales
• Tribal Insurer Says Housing Co. Can't Dodge Arbitration Bid
• Navajo Co. Appeals Decision Nixing Mine Expansion Permit
• Choking Off Native American Economic Development
• Fla. House Panel Passes Pared-Down Gaming Bill
• Builder Won't Raze Casino Over Tribe's Desecration Claims
• Tribes Urge End To FWS' 30-Year Eagle Take Permits
• 7 Tips For Energy Companies Working In Indian Country
• Canadian Tribe Signs On To $1.6B Energy Project
• Calif. Tribe Seeks To Drop Claims Against Utility In Tax Fight
• Wis. Tribe Wants $50M Bond Deal Row Back In Tribal Court
• Tribes Urge 10th Circ. Not To Pause Suit Over Illegal Dike
• Ala. Dems Propose Gambling Measures To Close Budget Gap
• Ariz. Tribe Loses Bid To Make Web Hosts Transfer URLs
• Calif. Tribe Says FMLA Doesn't Apply In Casino Firing Suit
• BigLaw, Boutiques To Stay Busy With Native American Work
• Feds Urged To Ax Land Limits In Alaska Native Claims Act
• Minn. Rep. Floats Bill Creating Tribal Education Aid Program
• Mont. Senator, Tribes Blast EPA Coal Mining Regulations
• Tribal Descendants Fight Sanctions In Minn. Property Row
• Ariz. Gov. Signs Birth Certificate Bill For Tribal Members
• FMC Wants Idaho Tribe's Courts Probed Over $21M Judgment
• Ariz. Judge Nixes Tribal, Enviro Suit Over Canyon Mine
• Judge Nixes Navajo Mine Expansion Permit
• Estate Takes $90M Tribal Cigarette Tax Row To 9th Circ.
• Using A State-Issued Professional License In Indian Country
• Fla. Tribe Asks To Merge Appeals Over Sanctions, RICO Suit
• NIGC's Plan For Enviro Review Exclusion Is Good News
• Tribe Sues BNSF Railway Over Quadrupled Crude Oil Hauls
• Tribe-Owned Casino Exempt From Bias Claims, 2nd Circ. Says
• Navajo Snack Tax Success A Model For Other Communities
• Native American Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2015
• Idaho Gov. Draws Tribe's Ire After Instant Racing Bill Veto
• EPA Defends Reservation Boundary Ruling At 10th Circ.
• DOI Sued For Denying Tribal Land Acquisition In Okla.
• State Dept. Secretly Greenlighted 2 Pipelines, Tribe Says
• Pa. Court Upholds Death Benefits In Tribal Marriage Row
• Fed. Circ. Denies $1B Damages Bid In NY Tribal Land Row
• Boeing Tells 9th Circ. Dart Cherokee Beats Remand
• DC Circ. To Hear Native's USDA Witness Interference Claims
• DOI Says It Didn't Miss Deadline For Navajo Judicial Funding
• Cannabis And Indian Country: Basics 101
• Fla. Panel Floats 1-Year Seminole Blackjack Extension
• Tribe Plays Hand Against Idaho's Poker Ban At 9th Circ.
• Tribe Says Calif. Didn't Act In Good Faith On Casino Bid
• Navajo Panel Stands Firm Against Pot Despite DOJ Memo
• Fla. Tribe's Sanctions Challenge Headed To 11th Circ.
• Mont. Tribe, DOI Team Up For Bighorn River Hydro Project
• Native Americans Argue Redskins' Marks Were Ineligible
• High Court Rebuffs Loan Servicer In Tribal Arbitration Row
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2015
• Feds Settle Coquille Tribe's Suit Over Health Contracts
• Alaska Legislature Wants Feds To Clean Up Native Lands
• Mont. Board Slams DOI For Irrigation Project Takeover
• Tribes Slam DOI's Assimilation Arg In Timber Land Sale Row
• Chumash Casino Expansion Isn't Legal, Neighbors' Suit Claims
• Ariz. Tribal Council Says Gov't Botched $35M Land Trust
• DOI Almost Triples Size Of Cobell Tribal Education Fund
• Oneida Nation Asks NYS Gaming Commission To Block Casino
• Hopi's Tainted Water Not Gov't's Problem, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• New Keno Bill Would Share Revenues With Conn. Tribes
• No Immunity Waiver In $23M Unemployment Row, Tribe Says
• Tribes Spar Over Evidence In Wash. State Fishing Row
• Officials Call For Action On Tribal Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Tribe's Suit Over Poor Hospital Care
• Tribal Casino Subject To US Law In Negligence Suit: Plaintiff
• Tribe Loses Quest For Federal Recognition In DC Court
• Attys Resist Proposal To Shrink Appellate Brief Limits
• Urban Outfitters Seeks To Nix Navajo Trade Dilution Claims
• IGRA Doesn't Apply To Unrecognized Ala. Tribe, Judge Rules
• Ethics In The Tech Age: What Every Lawyer Should Consider