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Native American - June, 2015

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• 3 Policy Issues Left Hanging After Turbulent Fla. Session
• Solar Co. Says US Consulted Tribes On $1B Project
• Redskins Slam Amicus Brief In Offensive Trademark Row
• Enviros Press 9th Circ. To Block Uranium Mine During Appeal
• 9th Circ. Rejects Tribal Immunity In Casino Detention Suit
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• Supreme Court To Hear Tribal Contract Costs Row
• Hawaii Decriminalizes Traditional Native Burial Practices
• The Indian Arts And Crafts Act — A Powerful Tool
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• DC Judge Grills USDA Over Native Farmer Settlement Fight
• Alaska Natives Can't Upend EPA Pollution Permit: 9th Circ.
• BIA Says Tribal Council Spat Outside Of Its Control
• Idaho Gov., Others Say Veto Was Timely In Racing Row
• Top 15 High Court Class Action Rulings Of The Past 15 Years
• TransCanada Pipeline Project Signs Pacts With 6 BC Tribes
• New Tribal Recognition Rule Streamlines Process, DOI Says
• Corporate Attys Want More High Court Action After Slow Term
• Tribe Says 'Navajo' Trademark Not Generic
• Native Lawyers Told To Treat Disenrollment With Restraint
• 10th Circ. Reverses US Win Over Tribal Claim To Preserve
• Sioux Tribe Can't Shake Land Dispute, 8th Circ. Told
• House Forestry Bill Clears 2 Committees, Heads To Floor
• Ariz. Strikes Back At Tribe's Bid To Transfer Casino Suit
• Flawed Federal Oversight Hinders Tribal Energy Development
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• Native American Group To Appeal Sanctions In Land Suit
• NLRB Says Tribe Can't Ask Court To Halt Union Hearing
• House Begins Debate On $30B DOI, EPA Funding Bill
• Wash. Tribe Members OK Pot Legalization On Reservation
• North Dakota Tribal Panel Wants To Regulate Oil Development
• Ariz. Tribe Requests Specific Judge In Casino Land Dispute
• Feds OK Fast-Track Leasing Regulations For 2 Tribes
• Seminoles Give Fla. Lawmakers 30 Days On Gaming Compact
• Trucking Co. Head Latest Target In Tribal Corruption Probe
• Tribe Says Carcieri Doesn't Let Ala. County Tax Trust Land
• Dam Project Imperils Cultural Sites, Wash. Tribe Says
• CORRECTED: Ex-Seneca Nation Gaming Exec Pleads Guilty In Land Row
• $170M CAA Claims Settlement For Four Corners Coal Plant
• Michigan Tribe To Build 'Boutique' Casino
• Obama Threatens To Veto Republican-Drafted DOI Funding Bill
• Mass. City Voters Advance $650M Waterfront Casino Plan
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• States Land 11th-Hour Stay Of BLM Fracking Rules
• Confederate Flag Ruling Called On In Redskins TM Fight
• Native Americans To Voice Dismay Over USDA Settlement Mod
• 9th Circ. Nixes Unrecognized Tribe's Calif. Land Bid
• Dickinson Wright Again Argues Casino Malpractice Suit Fails
• Pa. Plaintiff Rejects Tribal Loan Manager's Fee Request
• Maine Senate Kills Tribal Casino Bill
• Gov't Urges Judge To Nix Bid For New Review Of Solar Project
• Penobscot Nation Tells Court It Has Authority Over River
• Conn. Gov. Helps Clear Path For Potential 3rd Tribal Casino
• Ex-Tribal Leaders Reiterate Arbitration Bid In Fraud Suit
• Gov't Says It Only Affirmed Enbridge Pipeline Rights
• Fla. Racetrack Argues Against Rehearing On Slots Ruling
• 9th Circ. Says Kawaiisu Tribe Has No Claim To Calif. Land
• Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Reject Bid To Block Uranium Mine
• 6 Tips For Up-And-Coming Native American Attorneys
• Redskins Push Fed. Circ. To Void Offensive-TM Rule
• Jeweler Seeks Costs In Native American Marketing Row
• Why Solar Projects Move Forward Despite Tribes' Objections
• Law360 Announces 2015 Native American Editorial Board
• NCAI Presses FCC On Broadband Grant For Okla. Tribal Lands
• Maine House Advances Latest Tribal Casino Bill
• Mass. Gaming Chief Cleared In Ethics Probe Over Wynn Casino
• New DOI Fracking Rule Draws Southern Ute Tribe's Ire
• Tribal Casino Tax Doesn't Hit Games, SD Says
• Tribe Can't Sue Farmer Over Water Rights, Suit Claims
• Tribes Lose Expert In DOI Trust Land Row
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• 10th Circ. Rips Utah For Prosecuting Crimes On Tribal Land
• Urban Outfitters Backpedals On Navajo Trademark Liability
• Calif. Tribe Urges House Panel To OK Land Acquisition Bill
• Calif. Tribe Ruled Immune To FMLA Casino Firing Suit
• FCC Commissioner Targets Okla. Tribal Lifeline Subsidies
• NY Tribe Says 2nd Circ. Got Land Claims Rulings Wrong
• Sioux Tribe Is Immune To Land Dispute, 8th Circ. Told
• Mass. AG Won't Probe New Casino Gaming Regs
• DOI Says Shutdown Nixed Receipt Of Navajo Funding Request
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• Calif. Panel Approves Ban On Offensive Native Mascot Names
• Tribal Gaming Co. Wants Intervenors Out Of Sale Dispute
• Suit Over Mich. Tribe's Casino Found Barred By Congress Fix
• Native Plaintiffs Back Divergent Plans For USDA Settlement
• Tribe Can't Skirt Property Tax Under Carcieri, Assessor Says
• Maine Mulls Another Tribal Casino Bill
• Seminole Tribe Asks Fla. Court To Review Slot Machine Ruling
• 4th Circ. Rebuffs Translators In $25M Army Subcontract Spat
• Justices Could Check Tribal Court Reach In Sex Abuse Row
• Utah Joins Crowded Field In BLM Fracking Rule Suits
• Tribes Say NLRB Exemption Bill Ensures Sovereignty Rights
• DOI Approves Washington Tribe's Casino Plans
• Calif. Tribe Says Employment Pacts Were Forged In Fraud Suit
• NY Tribal Reps To Appeal Gaming Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Tribes Won't Back Down On $1B Calif. Solar Project
• Property Owners Press 8th Circ. To Expedite Land Row Appeal
• 9th Circ. Finds Tribes Not Subject To False Claims Act
• BLM Hits States' Bid To Postpone Fracking Regulations
• Quapaw Leaders Say Kansas Casino Suit Meddles With IGRA
• Tribal Tobacco Co. Calls US Claim To $6M Unconstitutional
• Wash. Tribe Says Shellfish Co. Owner Is Liable In Harvest Row
• DOJ Denies Tribe Member's Bid To Grow Industrial Hemp
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• Perkins Coie Nabs Arnold & Porter Native American Law Expert
• DOI Wants Tribes' Expert Testimony Cut From Trust Land Row
• Wash. Tribes Say State, County Can't Tax Their Biz Enterprise
• High Court To Mull Tribal Jurisdiction In Sex Assault Case
• Fla. Court Urged To Revisit Slot Machine Ruling
• Wash. Tribes Say Lummi Lack Evidence In Fishing Ground Suit
• Tribes Lose Bid To Block $1.1B Calif. Solar Project
• House Panel Gives OK To Native American Land Bills
• Native Americans Lose Appeal Over $925M Bakken Shale Buy
• DOI Again Seeks To Move Tribe's Gaming Suit Out Of DC
• Idaho Justices Let Gov., Racetracks In On Tribe's Veto Case
• Navajo Panel Backs Fed. Bill To Block Rival Tribal Casino
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• 9th Circ. Restores Certainty To Recognition Of 'Indian Lands'
• Judge Won't Review Tribe's Gaming Suit, But OKs Injunction
• ND High Court Reprimands Tribal Atty For False Comments
• 9th Circ.'s Big Lagoon Ruling Steadies Tribes' Nerves
• Bill To Keep NLRB Out Of Gaming Going To Full Senate
• AT&T, Telecom Sound Off On FCC's Lifeline Revamp
• Age-Bias Law Didn't Abrogate Sovereign Immunity, Judge Says
• Ex-Employees' Suits Against Tribe Are Barred, Judge Says
• Ruling Upheld In Mohegan Sun Valet DUI Liability Case
• Feds OK Tribes' 22-Year Gambling Compacts With New Mexico
• DC Judge Questions 'Kafkaesque' 30-Year Drilling Delay
• Wash. Tribe Votes To Ban Member Disenrollment
• Wash. Tribes Ask FCC Not To Alter Designated Entity Program
• Mich. Tribe Seeks Emergency Stay In NLRB Election Rule Suit
• Jeweler Shakes $35M Suit Over Native American Marketing
• Mass. Gaming Chief In Ethics Crosshairs Over Wynn License
• Medical Marijuana And Gaming: How Close Is Too Close?
• House OKs $55.3B In 2016 Transportation, Housing Funds
• Tribe Entitled To Immunity In $177M Casino Bankruptcy Row
• Judge Imposes Sanctions In 'Frivolous' Minn. Land Suit
• Tribe Says It Doesn't Owe Back Rent On Casino Under IGRA
• 11th Circ. Affirms Fla. Atty's 5-Year Sentence For $1M Fraud
• Muscogee Creek Claim Immunity In Tribal Land Feud
• Michigan Tribe Challenges New NLRB Union Election Rule
• 6th Circ. Says NLRB Has Authority Over Mich. Tribal Casino
• Navajos' Trademark Claims Fall Short, Urban Outfitters Says
• Calif. Senate Approves New Tribal Gaming Compact
• Okla. Tribes Fight For Expert Testimony In Trust Land Row
• Maine Bill To Allow Tribal-State Eel Fisheries Deal Fails
• Enbridge Pays $4M To End Lawsuit Over Mich. Oil Spill
• Senator Pushes VA To Assist Native American Veterans
• Calif. Court Won't Preserve Benched Judge's Racist Emails
• Okla. Tribe Says Ark. Trust Land Won't Be Used For Casino
• BNSF Says Tribe 'Patently Wrong' On Contract Suit Preemption
• Village Seeks To Block Tribe's Injunction Bid In Gaming Row
• Tribe's Counsel Not Immune From Subpoena, Judge Says
• Immunity Ruling Imperils Calif. Tribal Gaming Powers
• Neb. Urges High Court To Hear Tribal Liquor Tax Row
• Wis. Tribe Pushes To Keep Gaming Fight With DOI In DC
• Enviros Oppose Delaying Fracking Regs For US, Tribal Land
• DOI Wants 10th Circ. To Restore Navajo Mine Permit
• DOI Says Tribes Had Chance To Challenge $1B Solar Project
• NLRB Won't Assert Jurisdiction Over Chickasaw Casino
• Mont. Judges Seek To Exit Tribe Members' Water Rights Suit
• Judge Urged To Revive Gov't Contract Row With Tribal Biz
• Ala. Tribe Wants To Halt Tax Assessments On Casino Land
• USDA, Native Americans Square Off Over Settlement Funds
• 9th Circ. Rules Against Calif. In Big Lagoon Casino Row
• Wash. Signs Off On Updated Tribal Gaming Compacts
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Nix Tribe's Hamptons Land Claims
• 1905 Act Clearly Diminished Tribes' Reservation, Wyo. Says
• Sens. Call On NIGC To Step Up Gambling Oversight Efforts
• Hard Rock Unveils Plans For New Meadowlands Casino
• Okla. Tribes Lose Bid To Alter Timber Lands Ruling
• Wash. Judge Bars Tribe From Fishing In Disputed Waters
• Judge Urged To Rethink Tribe Reps' Standing In Casino Row
• Idaho Tribe Takes Instant Horse Racing Fight To Court
• Enviro Groups, Tribe Ask 9th Circ. To Block Uranium Mine
• Supreme Court Urged To Hear Tribal Contract Costs Row
• Two Texans Plead Guilty To Fake Tribal Membership Plot
• ConocoPhillips, BP Intervene In NM Fracking Permit Row
• Tribal Casino Neighbors Say 1906 Ruling Blocks Expansion
• Kansas Tribe Says DOI Mismanaged Trust Lands In KC
• Jim Thorpe's Tribe Says 3rd Circ. Rewrote Remains Law
• Ex-Okla. Tribe Official Gets Prison For Pay-To-Play Scheme
• 'Navajo' Mark Is Generic In Fashion, Urban Outfitters Says
• BIA Acquires 400 Acres For Tribal Casino
• Tribe Says Gov't Board Lacks Authority To Hear BNSF Suit
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Tribe Says Courts Can Review Enbridge Pipeline Authorization
• 11th Circ. Affirms IRS Summons Against Fla. Tribe
• Fla. Court OKs Slot Machines At Tribe-Run Racetrack
• House Approves Bill To Make Tribal Fostering Laws Uniform
• Navajos Say Urban Outfitters Aided Trademark Infringement
• TransCanada Gets First Nations' OK For $36B LNG Project
• NIGC Fights Bid To Block Tribe's $360M Calif. Casino