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Native American - July, 2015

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• BIA Rightly Kept Out Of Internal Tribal Dispute, Panel Says
• Tribe Urges High Court To Pass On Ex-Contractor's Suit
• Ariz. Officials Claim Immunity In Tribe's $400M Casino Suit
• Okla. Urges High Court To Hear Casino Suit Against Tribe
• Makah Say Neighboring Tribes Exaggerating Fishing Area
• Feds OK State Gambling Pacts With 2 More NM Tribes
• 7 Keys To Improving Your Direct Examination
• Senate Panel Weighs Latest Attempt At Carcieri Fix
• Mont. High Court Nixes Crow Members' Water Rights Row
• Nevada Power, Tribe Strike $4.3M Deal Over Plant's Waste
• Betting On NY Gaming Commission's Casino Vendor Rules
• 5 Rulings That Have Sown Confusion Over Tribal Sovereignty
• Tribe Member Seeks To Lift 'Outdated' Hemp Farming Ban
• IHS Defends Using Local Health Funds For $80M Labor Deal
• Kan. Loses Bid To Stop Casino As Court Mulls Jurisdiction
• 9th Circ. Revives 'Roadless Rule' For Tongass Nat'l Forest
• Rep. Wants To Exempt Tribes From CWA Mitigation Measure
• Senate Panel OKs Tribal Trust Asset Reform Bill
• Feds Held Liable For Mismanaging Tribe Members' Money
• Former Tribe Official Pleads Guilty In Corruption Scheme
• Tribe Ordered To Halt Work On Martha's Vineyard Casino
• J&J, Janssen Face Risperdal Suit From Cherokee Nation
• 10th Circ. Vacates 'Illegal' Sentence For Utah Tribe Planner
• Injunction Bid Denied In Ariz. Tribal Land Freeway Row
• Wis. Urges Supreme Court To Hear Tribal E-Poker Row
• Minn. Tribe Doesn't Owe Casino Rent To City, Judge Rules
• Bill To Enact Alcohol Tax Squeaks By Navajo Lawmakers
• Tribe At Odds With Fla. On Rights To Blackjack Games
• Mass. Tribe Says Nixing Casino Will Permanently Hurt It
• 9th. Circ. Sinks Tribal Dispute Over Puget Sound Waters
• Tribal Descendants Urge 8th Circ. To Hear Land Row Appeal
• DOI Ordered To Shape Up In 'Kafkaesque' 29-Year-Old Suit
• Wis. Tribe Claims Immunity In Suit Over Card Receipts
• Redskins TM Challengers Jump Into 'Slants' Case
• Tribe Says Gov't On The Hook For Columbia River Pollution
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• Judge Blasts Feds, But Won't Alter USDA-Native Farmer Deal
• A Play-By-Play Of The Bucks' Campaign For A $500M Arena
• Judge Reconsiders Officer Liability In Tribe's Shellfish Fight
• Tribe Asks Idaho High Court To Bar Amici's Oral Arguments
• Mass., Tribe Butt Heads Over Martha's Vineyard Casino
• Ala. Tribe Wins Injunction On County's Property Taxes
• McCain Says Land Swap For Copper Mine Will Benefit Tribe
• $650M Mass. Casino Plan Scrapped Amid Funding Concerns
• House Bill Would Re-Establish Trust Status Of Tribal Lands
• Tribal Leader Says Federal Regs Slow Broadband Deployment
• Tribal Treaty Bars Wash. Gas Tax, Judge Says
• NM Tribe Can Assume Clean Water Act Authority, EPA Says
• Kan. Backs Tribes' Intervention Bid In Casino Land Suit
• Bakken Crude Oil Shipment Rule Still Stands, FRA Says
• Tribal Group Occupying Offices Near Casino Won't Be Evicted
• Lower Sioux Waived Immunity In Land Row, 8th Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Upholds Idaho Poker Ban On Coeur D'Alene Tribe
• Racetrack Gets Say In Tribe's Instant Horse Racing Fight
• House Dems Take Aim At NLRB Tribal Exemption Bill
• Tribes Say FERC Guidelines Should Guard Cultural Heritage
• Tribe Wants Ex-Officials' Assets Frozen In Embezzlement Suit
• Nanticoke Tribe Sues NJ To Renew Formal Recognition
• Navajo Leaders Urge United Front In Business, Politics
• Tribe Says SD Is Skirting Federal Law In Casino Tax Case
• 6 CERCLA Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• FETRA Penalties Unconstitutional, Tribal Tobacco Co. Says
• Ala. Tax Assessor Rejects Tribe's Bid To Stay Discovery
• Tribes Ask Calif. High Court To Depublish Immunity Ruling
• DOI Extends Navajo Power Plant's Lease 25 Years
• Tribe Wants Utah Sanctioned Over Traffic Prosecutions
• Gov't Beats Tribes' Challenge To $1B Calif. Solar Project
• Native American Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• 9th Circ. Lets Tribe, Enviros Challenge Federal Land Leases
• Judge Allows Appeal Of Tribal Payday Loan Arbitration Order
• Calif. Tribe Asks To Weigh In On Gaming Pact Suit
• BIA Must Pay Tribe Contract Costs For Not Explaining Refusal
• Tribe Sues New Mexico Over Gambling Pact Impasse
• Federal Narcotics Laws Can Still Trump Tribal Sovereignty
• Blue Cross Sues Mich. Hospital In Tribal Insurance Row
• Racetrack Looks To Weigh In On Tribe's Instant Racing Fight
• Should Trademarks And License Plates Be Treated The Same?
• The Biggest Native American Cases Of 2015: Midyear Report
• Tribes, MGM Trade Shots Over Possible 3rd Conn. Casino
• Navajo Urge High Court To Hear Fatal Crash Jurisdiction Row
• Senate Boosts Native American Programs In Education Bill
• Cherokee Chief Lauds Internet Program After Obama Meeting
• Pokagon Band Re-Elects Chairman To Continue Casino Push
• BIA Backs Bill Restoring Texas Tribe's Gaming Rights
• Bills Floated To Exempt Tribes From ACA Employer Mandate
• DC Circ. Told Native Farmer Not Eligible For $680M Payout
• Tribal Descendants In Land Suit Must Post Bond, Judge Says
• Tribes Immune To Grazing Permit Suit, Nev. Judge Says
• Tribal Payday Lender Officials Claim Immunity From Class Suit
• House Bill Would Shield Tribal Programs From Budget Cuts
• Tribal Officials Urge High Court To Spurn Okla. Casino Suit
• BLM Head Defends 'Common Sense' Fracking Regs Amid Flak
• New Program To Expand Public Housing Broadband Access
• Gov't Says Tribes Filed Trust Accounting Row Too Late
• Tribal Casino Authority Wants Out Of Kan. Land Dispute
• Apache Tribe Says NIGC Wrong About Casino Land's Status
• Tribe Slams Tax Assessor's 'Scorched Earth' Tactics
• Religious Rights Group Enters VA Sweat Lodge Fray
• New Bill Would Let Tribes Sell Renewable Energy Tax Credits
• Alabama Lawmaker Reintroduces Lottery, Tribal Gaming Bill
• Sanctions Appeal In Land Fight Unripe, Tribe Tells 8th Circ.
• Mass. Town Seeks Injunction To Halt Tribe's Casino Plans
• Ex-Tribal Officials Say Court Can't Hear Embezzlement Suit
• Bankrupt Casino Can't Appeal $177M Tribal Immunity Ruling
• Carter Ledyard Scores Tribal Financing Pro From Dentons
• Calif. Court Says Inyo County Can Prosecute Tribal Officer
• Tribe Accuses Calif. Of Bad Faith In Gaming Compact Fight
• Ariz. DOT Wants New Judge In Suit Over $2B Freeway Project
• House OKs Land Swap To End Calif. Tribe Land Dispute
• Quapaw Tribe Says It Won't Use Arkansas Land For Casino
• Calif. Tribal Leader Blasts BIA For Marijuana Facility Raid
• DC Circ. Told $680M USDA Deal Covers Native Farmer's Claims
• Idaho Secretary of State, Tribe Clash Over Racing Ban
• GAO Says HUD Can Improve Tribal Development Efforts
• Seminole Tribe Status Disputed In 11th Circ. Casino Firing Row
• Army Corps Says Tribe's Claims In Lake Battle Came Too Late
• Ex-Tribal Leaders Lose Arbitration Bid In Fraud Suit
• Cherokee Supreme Court Upholds Chief's Re-Election
• 'Redskinettes' Registration Didn't Help Redskins' Case
• Wash. Tribes' Fishing Rights Reach Far Offshore, Judge Says
• Poarch Band Not A Tribe Under IRA, Tax Assessor Says
• Redskins Trademark Challenger Talks Road Ahead
• Blackfeet Exit Talks On Oil, Gas Project At Sacred Site
• BIA Head Wants Carcieri Fix For Tribal Trust Land
• Peter Stone Seeks Sanctions In Native American Marketing Suit
• Where Gaming Expansion Efforts Stand Halfway Through 2015
• Tribe Says Injunction Bid Likely Moot In Kan. Casino Suit
• Age Bias Suit Nixed Against Tribal Health Dept.
• EPA, DOI Funding Vote Halted After Confederate Flag Row
• Justices May Tweak Tolling In Tribal Contract Costs Row
• A Look At 6th Circ. Application Of NLRA To Tribal Casino
• Redskins Ruling Is Just The Start For Free Speech Debate
• House Blocks Moves To Restore EPA Funding In Spending Bill
• Judge Puts BIA's Osage Nation Mining Rule On Hold
• Sens. Float Native American Crime Victim Services Bill
• Wash. S'Klallam Tribe To Open 94-Room Hotel Next To Casino
• 9th Circ. Tweaks But Won't Rehear Big Lagoon Casino Ruling
• Senate Passes Bill To Streamline Tribal Self-Governance
• Tribe Must Stop Work On Martha's Vineyard Casino, Town Says
• Cherokees Want Punitive Awards In Native Farmer Settlement
• Redskins Lose Battle To Restore Trademark Registrations
• Feds Deny 'Unconstitutional' Claim In Tribal Tobacco Row
• 9th Circ. Changes Stance On Tribal Heritage In Assault Case
• EPA, Navajo Utility Authority Ink Deal To Halt Water Pollution
• Intervenors Bow Out Of Tribal Gaming Co. Sale Dispute
• Okla. Tribe Wants To Join Native Farmer Settlement Row
• Ala. Tribe Says It Didn't Waive Immunity In Age Bias Suit
• Divided 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Tribal Court Conviction Ruling
• Quapaw Officials Claim Immunity From Kan. Casino Suit
• Tribe Moves On Martha's Vineyard Bingo Casino Despite Suit
• Alaska Native Health Group Denied Quick Win In Billing Row
• Contractor Urges High Court To Mull Sanctions Against Tribe
• Calif. Judge Nixes Bid To Block Tribal Casino Expansion
• DOI, Okla. Tribes To Settle Land Mismanagement Claims
• Wyo. Tribe's Suit Over ACA Mandate Tossed
• Tribal Descendants In Land Suit Must Post Bond, Court Told
• Showdown Looms In 6th Circ. Over NLRB's Tribal Authority
• Tribal Group Urges Justices To Hear Jim Thorpe Remains Row
• Navajo Leaders Call Water, Infrastructure Top Priorities
• Manager's Atty Fee Bid Tossed in Tribal Loan Suit
• Urban Outfitters Seeks To Limit Navajo Nation's Damages Bid
• Va. Tribe Becomes First In State To Win Federal Recognition
• Energy Group, Tribe Seek To Vacate Mineral Leasing Rule
• DOI Wants Chickasaw, Choctaw Trust Land Claims Tossed
• Washington Redskins Not Likely To Get New DC Stadium
• Feds Say Tribe Can't Prove Irreparable Harm In Fracking Row
• NM Tribe Can Keep Casinos Open For Now, US Atty Says
• Ala. Tribe Can Use Carcieri Arguments In Tax Row, Judge Says
• Casinos Can No Longer Gamble On FinCEN Compliance
• Mont. Judge Dismisses Gov't From Tribal Water Rights Suit
• NLRB Has Authority Over Mich. Tribal Casino, 6th Circ. Says