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Native American - January, 2016

140 articles

• Ariz. Tribe Says Feds' Mine Project Consultation Not Enough
• DOI Flaring Rule Could Crimp Tribal Oil & Gas Plans
• 8th Circ. Backs $5M Fine For Gaming Co. That Underpaid Tribe
• Tribal Convictions Fair Game As Predicates, Feds Tell Justices
• Phone Cos. End DC Circ. Challenge Of FCC Tribal Lifeline Map
• Insurer Says Tribe Hasn't Shown Plan Is Governed By ERISA
• Minority Groups Urge DC Circ. To Uphold Contract Program
• Opening Pandora's Trademark Box Resets Disparagement Bar
• Osage Members Want More Oil, Gas Trust Payout Records
• US Tribes Say Canada Pipeline Project Threatens Environment
• Senate OKs Tribal, Research Add-Ons To Energy Bill
• 2nd Circ. Eyes Asking BIA For Help In Tribe's Bingo Hall Suit
• Tribal Leaders' Missing-Funds Suit Booted From Fed. Court
• Cicero On Legal Advocacy
• Ex-Gov. Graham To Back Slots Limitations At Fla. High Court
• Feds Ask For More Time To Tally Osage OIl, Gas Payouts
• Freedmen Descendants' Suit Against DOI Tossed By Judge
• Navajo Council Passes Bill To Support Nation's Veterans
• Enviros Launch FOIA Suit Over Groundwater Pollution Worries
• Wash., Tribe To Amend Gaming Compact To Add 2nd Casino
• Feds Say Calif. Tribe Can't Fire Back In Online Bingo Row
• Pipeline Co. Seeks To Pause Fight With Tribal Landowners
• 4 Ways To Improve The Business Intake Process
• Tribes Ask 9th Circ. For Alternate Way To Participate In Case
• FWS Reaches Out To Tribes With New Native American Policy
• US Seeks Toss Of Alaska Tribe's Fishing Rights Suit
• Native Women's Group Urges Justices To Back Gun Ban
• Utah Tribe Calls US Reps' Land-Use Plan 'Genocide'
• NM Tribe Says State Can't Regulate Non-Compact Gaming
• Justices Skim Tribal Trust Question In Contract Costs Row
• Urban Outfitters Can't Keep IP Suit Paused, Insurer Says
• Justices Won't Hear Scholars' Bid To Study Ancient Skeletons
• Indian Health Service Proposes Rules For Emergency Fund
• Foundation Asks To Protect Grant Repayment In Cobell Suit
• NY Towns' Oneida Land Suits Twist History, 2nd Circ. Told
• Justices Say Tribe Can't Excuse Delay In Fed. Contract Row
• Tribal Factions To Challenge Terms Of Casino Reopening
• Utah Tribe Asks 10th Circ. For Injunction On Prosecutions
• DOI Board Tosses Appeal Of Calif. Tribal Leadership Council
• Mont. High Court Urged To Nix Tribal Water Pact Challenge
• Wash. Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Throw Back Fishing Ruling
• 3 Traits Of Best-In-Class General Counsel
• DOI Releases Proposal To Cut Gas Wells' Methane Emissions
• A Different Slant On The Slants' Trademark Dispute
• Supreme Court Could Upend Tribal Expectations In Tax Row
• Maine Parties Fight Review Of Ruling On Tribe's Reservation
• Payday Lender Asks Court To Drop FTC Charges
• 'Old School' Tools May Hinder Attorney Collaboration
• DOI Asks 9th Circ. To Toss Challenge To Tribal Tax Rule
• Sprint Fights Discovery Push In Tribal Telecom Tariff Row
• FTC Seeks $1.3B From Race Car Driver Over Payday Loans
• Hunter Aims For Supreme Court To Lift Hovercraft Ban
• 6th Circ. Asked To Reconsider Tribe's Criminal Jurisdiction
• Justices Mull Role Of Nonnative Settlement In Tribal Tax Row
• Fla. Sens. Voice Concerns Over Proposed $3B Gaming Pact
• 6 Types Of Legal 'Mumbo-Jumbo' Attorneys Must Avoid
• Solenex Says DOI Lacks Authority To Cancel Oil Lease
• Okla. Tribe Sues Kansas To Resume Gambling Compact Talks
• DEA Says Wis. Tribe Can't Sue To Grow Hemp
• Tribes' Diversity Complicates US Role In Economic Growth
• DOJ Drops 9th Circ. Appeal Over Eagle Take Permits
• FEMA Floats 'Disaster Deductible' For Relief Fund Recipients
• Tribe Fears Armed Occupiers In Oregon May Destroy Artifacts
• Tribe Says Army Corps Didn't Consult It In Bridge Project
• Ariz. Tribe Says It's Immune From Jury Trial In Casino Row
• 5 Insights From Sharp Electronics Deputy GC Deborah Tyler
• MSCs In California Mass Tort Litigation: A Call For Reform
• Feds Urge Split Of Native Discrimination Suit Against SD
• Neb. Tells High Court To Keep Tribal Tax Out Of Village
• DOI Takes 90K-Acre Ranch Into Trust For NM Tribe
• Navajo Pollution Suit Belongs In Appeals Court, EPA Says
• EPA Rule Would Give Tribes Some State-Like CWA Power
• Tribe Tells Court Its Benefits Plan Is Covered By ERISA
• Crowe & Dunlevy Adds 2 Attys to Indian Law Practice Group
• NCAI President Calls For New Federal Laws Backing Tribes
• Kansas, Local County Take Casino Dispute To 10th Circ.
• Maine Tribe, Feds Ask Judge To Clarify Reservation Borders
• Bingo Groups Blast Tribe's Attempt To Lift Gaming Ban
• New Mexico To Sue EPA Over Gold King Spill
• BIA Pushes For More Native Contracts Under 1910 Law
• Calif. Actuary Settles Tribal Embezzlement Suit
• Nevada Power Says Tribe, Enviros Aren't Owed Atty Fees
• Calif., Tribe Ordered To Explain Lack Of Gaming Compact
• DOJ Moves To Help Curb Violence On Minn. Reservation
• Mont. Justices Got Tribal Water Deal Wrong, Objectors Say
• Utah Tribe Wants State, Counties Sanctioned In Land Row
• BigLaw 2016: A Look Ahead
• Alaska Troopers Must Evict Ex-Tribal Leaders, Judge Says
• Texas Says DOI Letter Doesn't Justify Lifting Gaming Ban
• End Navajo Coal Case For Right Reason, Enviros Tell 10th Circ.
• Seminoles Gain Legal, Political Edge In Gaming Compact Row
• Mining Co. Says Tribes' Costs Didn't Advance River Cleanup
• Tribe, Feds Squabble Over Columbia River Cleanup Recs
• Offensive But Not Unregistrable: Fed. Circ. Alters TM Law
• Wash. Lawmaker Wants Nontribal Gas-Buyers To Pay Tax
• Tribe Urges DC Circ. To Force FERC Action In Dam Dispute
• Homeowners Say Tribe Member Hid Adverse Lease Finding
• Energy Co. Can't Bring Tribal Pipeline Claim, Okla. Judge Told
• Ute Man's Civil Rights Beef Is With Feds, Utah County Says
• Tribal Payday Lending Settlement Rejected By Judge
• 5 Ways Tribes Can Reduce Taxes On Members In 2016
• Ironworks Still Denied Coverage For Tribes' Enviro Claims
• Ariz. Tribe Can't Dodge Fraud Claims, Gaming Official Says
• Okla. Tribe Says Proposed $15M Superfund Deal Not Enough
• Mass. Tribe Lauds Fed Support For Casino Land Decision
• Calif. Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Allow Sports Betting
• Fla. Loses Early Bid To Delay Seminole Blackjack Talks
• $925M Tribal Land 'Swindle' Suit Pressed At Fed. Circ.
• 6 Steps To Becoming A Superior Supervising Attorney
• Rural Areas Lag Cities On Broadband, FCC Chair Says
• County's Slots Referendum Was Valid, Fla. Justices Told
• 9th Circ. Asked To Block Native Hawaiian Convention Plans
• Okla. Landowner's Bid To Enter Drillers' BIA Suit Shot Down
• Bank, Pension Co. Push To Exit Tribal Embezzlement Suit
• Okla. Tribe Far Too Tardy With Land Claims, Judge Says
• Justices Could Place Tribal Safety Above Defendant Rights
• NM Rep. Floats Bill To Cap Tribal Gaming Revenue-Sharing
• BIA To Study Impact Of Proposed Tribal Casino In Illinois
• Navajo Council Upholds Presidential Line-Item Veto Power
• Feds, Village Settle FOIA Suit Over Railway, Tribal Land Docs
• DOI Agency Can't Police Plants, Navajo Co. Tells 10th Circ.
• Ore. Tribe Says DOI's Land Buy For Rival Tribe Unjustified
• Top 11 Mississippi Gaming Stories Of 2015
• New BIA Head Approves NM Tribe's Leasing Regs
• Tribe Has Jurisdiction In Off-Reservation Assault Suit: 6th Circ.
• Cherokee Treasurer Joins Federal Tax Advisory Committee
• Calif. Agencies Say Water Use Muddies Feds', Tribe's Claims
• Navajo Nation Says Feds Owe $16M More In 2015 Funding
• Osage Council Says Intervention In Wind Farm Suit Is Timely
• Alaska Tribes, Enviros Urge Justices To Back Fed. Water Regs
• Neb. Town's Tribal Tax Beef Is With Congress, Justices Told
• Unrecognized Kan. Tribe Loses Row Over Alleged Trust Funds
• Choctaw Nation Backs Changes To USDA Agreement With Tribes
• BLM Loses Bid For Speedy Decision On Fracking Authority
• Justices Urged To Let Tribe Members Access Plant Site
• DOI Says Suit Over Its Tribal Election Involvement Is Moot
• Family Loses 10th Circ. Appeal Over Shooting On Reservation
• ND High Court Says Tribal Court Can't Hear Pipeline Row
• Feds Must Account For Disputed Osage Oil, Gas Payouts
• Mont. High Court Upholds Crow Water Deal