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Native American - February, 2016

164 articles

• Calif. Water Districts Ask 9th Circ. To Revise River Ruling
• Thomas, DOJ Atty Have Words Over Fed Gun Ban
• Fla. House Advances Revised Gaming Compact Bill
• DOI Lawyer Goes To Sonosky After 6 Years Of Tribal Policy
• Bank Wants Mingo Tribal Loan Case To Stay In Fed Court
• Tribe Backs Down From Suit Over Opening Kansas Casino
• Nev. Groundwater Pipeline Approval Was Proper, Court Told
• Sprint Wins Damages In Tribal Telecom Tariff Row
• 9th Circ. Reinstates FWS Polar Bear Habitat Designation
• Seminoles Push Justices To Resolve Fla. Utilities Tax Row
• EPA Says Navajo Enviros Trying To Sneak In Rule Challenge
• Utah Oil Co. Fined $1.7M Over Shoddy Tribal Lease Reports
• Calif. Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Toss $1.9M Atty Fees Award
• Navajo Injury Suit Can Proceed In NM Court, Judge Argues
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Casino DUI Liability Case
• Journalists Denied Access To Retired Judge's Racist Emails
• CFPB Lending Tussle Echoes Early Days Of Tribal Gambling
• Sovereign Immunity For Tribal Officials At Risk
• Law360 Native American Editorial Advisory Board
• Quinault Leader Appointed VP Of NCAI Executive Council
• Okla. Tribe Seeks Court Backing To Offer Online Gambling
• Feds Can't Escape Heirs' Suit Over Allotted Tribal Lands
• FCC Told Wireless Resellers Are Essential To Tribal Lifeline
• Kan. Claims Immunity From Suit Over Gambling Compact Talks
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• Water Districts' Defenses Cut From Tribe's Groundwater Suit
• New Mexico Seeks Full Exit From Tribe's Gaming Pact Suit
• Agency's Decision Not To Designate Tribal Leader Upheld
• Feds, Tribes Get Nod On $940M Deal Over Contract Costs
• House Passes Tribal Trust Asset Reform Bill
• 11th Circ. Upholds Seminole Sovereignty In Termination Row
• 10th Circ. Won't Nix BLM Appeal In Fracking Fight
• Tribal Health Co. Can't Block Employee Retaliation Probe
• Urban Outfitters Units Knew Of TM Issues Before Suit: Navajos
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• Tribes Ask 9th Circ. To Uphold Fishing Dispute Ruling
• Calif. Tribe Says High Court Ruling Doesn't End Land Claims
• Seized Cig Resale May Violate Trademark Rights: Ga. Judge
• BIA Gave Shoshone Tribe Control Over Arapaho, Suit Says
• EPA Refines Tribal Treaty Rights Consultation Process
• Race Car Driver, Atty Deny $2B Payday Loan Scam Charges
• Judge Clips Ariz. Tribal Council's Suit Over $35M Land Trust
• FHA Says Tribes Can't Sue Feds Over Calif. Highway
• Tribe Can't Ditch Arco's Uranium Mine Superfund Suit
• Tribe Immune From Ex-Dealer's Arbitration Bid, 9th Circ. Says
• Wis. Tribe Pushes Judge To Find Right To Grow Hemp
• Puget Sound Tribes Fight Each Other For Fishing Rights
• Native Rancher Rep Slams Payout Plan In $680M USDA Deal
• Professors, Tribes Ask 9th Circ. To Affirm Groundwater Ruling
• 10th Circ. Backs NM Water Use Limits In Pueblos' Water Deal
• Native Hawaiian Vote Challenge Lives On, 9th Circ. Told
• Calif. Mulls High Court Push In $36.2M Gaming Compact Row
• 10th Circ. Won't Halt Ute Border Dispute During Appeal
• Scalia Vacancy Opens Avenue For Native American Savvy
• 8th Circ. Denies Brothers' Challenge Of Heritage Docs
• Speedy Appeal Of Fracking Rule Stay Unnecessary, States Say
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• Calif. Tribe Denied Federal Recognition On Appeal
• Tribe Tells 7th Circ. It's Shielded From Credit Card Privacy Suit
• Feds, Tribe Tell DC Circ. Casino Trust Taking Was Legal
• House Panel Subpoenas DOI, Army Corps Over Mine Spill
• Feds Press 2nd Circ. To Reject Oneida Trust Land Suits
• Fla. Senate Panel OKs $3B Seminole Gaming Compact Bill
• Maine Tribe Can't Change River Rights Ruling
• NM Tribe Seeks Pause In Gambling Pact Row With State
• 10th Circ. Right To Block Ute Prosecution, Justices Told
• Feds Seek To Speak In 11th Circ. Tribal Tax Battle
• Utah Urges 10th Circ. To Deny Ute Appeal In Border Dispute
• Calif. Showed Bad Faith Letting Tribal Casino Bid Die: Judge
• Gov't Tries To Bury Suit Over Dug-Up Graves At Casino Site
• Debt Collector Urges 4th Circ. To Revisit Payday Loan Ruling
• Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Toss Native Election Challenge
• BIA Hedging On Tribal Leadership Causes Court Headaches
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• Tribe Tells 9th Circ. EPA Smog Rule Breached Trust Duty
• Tribal Leader, Advisers Want Out Of Embezzlement Row
• Cherokee Nation Wants Risperdal Suit Back In State Court
• Ore. House Passes Bill To Negotiate Tribal Marijuana Pacts
• Activists Say $360M Calif. Casino Not On Reservation Land
• Mich. Tribe Takes NLRB Oversight Challenge To High Court
• Tribe In Limbo As NJ Does Double Take On Recognition
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• Wash. Judge Nixes Eviction Notice Suit Against BIA
• Payday Lenders Want Suit Sent Back To Tribal Court
• 'Redskins' Mark Is Dehumanizing To Natives, 4th Circ. Told
• Mich. Tribe Says Local Groups Should Butt Out Of Border Row
• Oil, Gas Drillers Seek To Force BIA To Approve Permits
• Ore. Bill To Allow Tribal Marijuana Pacts Clears Panel
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• DOI Claims Immunity To Tribe's Suit Over Education Reform
• Tribal Leader Slams CFPB Over Payday Lending Proposal
• House Panel Slams EPA, DOI In Gold King Mine Report
• Court To Consider Scope Of IGRA In Tribal Casino Tax Battle
• Calif. Tribe, Enviros Urge Court To End Steam Leases
• Industry Wants BLM's Appeal Of Fracking Rule Stay Tossed
• Calif. Bill Goes Easy On Fantasy Sports Sites, Tribes Say
• Enviros Fight EPA Bid To Nix Navajo Plant Pollution Suit
• NY Tribe Pushes For Say In 2nd Circ. Casino Land Dispute
• Fla. Lawmaker Sees Even Odds For Seminole Gambling Bill
• NCAI, Women's Groups Back Reliance On Tribal Convictions
• Pro Race Car Driver, Atty Charged With $2B Payday Loan Scam
• US Freed From Arco Fight Over Superfund Cleanup Costs
• Urban Outfitters' Late Evidence OK'd For Navajo TM Trial
• Wash. Judge Nixes Suit Over Army Corps River Dredging
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• NC Tribal Trust Says Bank Loan Suit Belongs In State Court
• 10th Circ. Asked To Fast-Track BLM Fracking Rule Dispute
• Navajos Seek Win In Jurisdiction Fight Over Casino Injury
• DOI's 2017 Budget Gives Boost To BIA, Indian Education
• UPS Defenses Trimmed In $180M Untaxed Cigarette Suit
• Borrowers Want More Info In Payday Loan Settlement Talks
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• Calif. County Can't Dodge Tribe's Tax Fight, Judge Says
• DOI's Kathryn Isom-Clause Named For NIGC Post
• Tribe Says Fed. Contract Hinges On Recognition By NJ
• Gila River Tribal Group Pushes To Block Ariz. Freeway
• NY Group Opposing Tribal Casino Seeks To Block Amicus Bid
• BIA Wants Out Of Tribe Member's Trust Land Lease Suit
• Group Ask 10th Circ. To Rehear Massacre Reparations Suit
• Pro Teams Resist Push To Drop Native American Mascots
• Defendants Ask Judge To Throw Out Tribe's $13M Fraud Suit
• Broker Duped Tribe In Investment Scheme, FINRA Says
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Ex-US Attys Call Old Tribal Convictions A Public Safety Tool
• Ex-Tribal Leaders Rip 'Straw Man' Claims In Embezzlement Suit
• Feds Say High Court Ruling Sinks Calif. Tribe's Land Claims
• Tobacco Seller Pushes DC Circ. To Revive Internet Tax Row
• Texas Tribe Slams Bingo Groups' Attack On Gaming Bid
• Native Ranchers Castigate Class Counsel Over USDA Proposal
• Feds Must Pay Tribe For Future Pollution Cleanup Costs
• Bill Aims To Keep BIA Out Of Calif. Tribe's Land Deal
• FCC Told To Sync With USDA On Tribal Broadband
• Tribal Water Deals With $449M In Projects Clear Senate Panel
• Tribal Telecom Co. Defends Bid For Sprint Docs
• States Vent Frustration On Vendors In Tribal Compact Rows
• DC Circ. To Weigh Internet Sales Tax Due Process Rights
• Seminole Tribe To Ask High Court To Consider Fla. Tax Row
• Maine Says Tribe's Reservation Borders Already Decided
• Dam Removal Plan May Go Before FERC After Lawmaker Delay
• NIGC Wrong To Rethink Minn. Casino Deal, DC Circ. Told
• FCC Extends Deadline To Trim Lifeline Tribal Subsidies
• Navajos Say Sales Don't Back Urban Outfitters' Delay Defense
• Mont. Tribe Lost Immunity Through Fed. Contract, Judge Says
• Wash. Tribe Says EPA Emails Back Bid For Cleanup Costs
• House Debates Gaming Tweaks To Calif. Tribal Land Bill
• Debt Collector Can't Force Arbitration On Payday Borrowers
• DOI Panel Tosses Challenge To Va. Tribe's Recognition
• Ariz. Official Backs Off Jury Demand In Tribal Casino Row
• J&J Fights Cherokee Bid To Move Risperdal Lawsuit
• Utah, Counties Fight Tribe's Push To Halt Prosecutions
• Osage Members Want $1.8M Atty Fees In Trust Records Fight
• Tribes Needn't Intervene In Fishing Rights Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Enviros Say Feds Can't Dodge Grand Canyon Mining Suit
• SD Lawmakers Float Bill To Broaden Tribal Tax Pacts
• Ariz. Tribe Says State Official Can't Claim Fraud Over Casino
• Dealing With Expired Rights-Of-Way In Indian Country