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Native American - April, 2016

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• Tribe's Bad Faith Claims Face High Hurdle At High Court
• Lawmakers Blast Gold King Mine Spill Reimbursement Plan
• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• Maine, Municipalities Will Appeal Tribe's River Rights Ruling
• Feds Say Arapaho-Shoshone Row Is An Intertribal Dispute
• SD Tribe Sues Indian Health Service Over Hospital Care Cuts
• Law Profs Back NY Tribe's High Court Petition In Land Row
• Feds Escape Grazing Permit Suit From Livestock Partnership
• Tribe, Enviros Say Win In Alaska Forest Case Warrants Fees
• PR Firm Blasts Grand Canyon Developer's Defamation Suit
• Bill Would Require IGRA To Respect Calif. Voter Initiatives
• Cooperation A Must For Tribal Internet Expansion, Sens. Told
• Cig Bootleg Judge To Hear FedEx's Sandbagging Allegation
• Using The New Federal Rules To Rein In Discovery
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Redskins Say Feds' Lanham Act Defense Allows Content Ban
• Tribe Must Share Resolutions That Disbarred Law Firm
• Urban Outfitters Says Navajo Nation Shouldn't Get Do-Over
• Blue Cross Can't Escape Mich. Tribe's ERISA Suit
• Cobell Settlement Allows $8.2M Cost Claim, Class Reps Say
• $900M Tribal Oil Claim Blocked By Cobell, Fed. Circ. Rules
• 2nd Circ. Botched Seneca Casino Ruling, High Court Told
• Gaming Co. Head Defends Suit To Block Tribal Court Row
• Tribal Court Must Answer Banned Law Firm's Challenge
• Tribe's Delay Doesn't Lead To Default In Foreclosure Suit
• Senate Passes Bill To Increase Native American Tourism
• Calif. Tribe Pushes To Intervene In Rival's Compact Suit
• Feds, Arizona Ask Judge To Toss Highway Plan Challenge
• Takeda, Blackfeet Member Ask 9th Circ. To Call Off Actos Suit
• 3 Takeaways From The Native American Finance Conference
• Canadian Energy Board OKs Enbridge's $6B Pipeline Fixes
• Redskins Take Trademark Case Straight To Supreme Court
• Kansas Urges 10th Circ. To Overturn Tribal Casino Ruling
• Nooksack Tribal Court Judge Says She Was Unfairly Fired
• High Court Won't Hear Crow Citizens' Water Rights Appeal
• Calif., Tribe Get Mediator For Gaming Compact Talks
• Water Agency Tells 9th Circ. DOI Warping Tribal Tax Rule
• Sen. Barrasso Slams EPA For Gold King Mine Spill Response
• NM Oil Group Sees Path To Joining Rights-Of-Way Case
• Ex-Mont. Lawmaker's Prison Sentence For Corruption Upheld
• DOI Reaches Cobell Land Buyback Pacts With 3 More Tribes
• Tribe Asks Justices To Eye Calif.'s Actions Under Gaming Pact
• Whiting Says Tribal Arm Can't Impose Fine Over Oil Sale
• Mining Co. Wants Judge To Revisit Cleanup Suit Fees Order
• NM Gaming Officials Close To Contempt Line But Not Over It
• New Tribal Panel To Offer Input On CFPB Regulation
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• Amid Suit, EPA Proposes New Rules For Maine's Tribal Waters
• Suspect's Native American Status To Determine Trial Venue
• Fee Row In $3.4B Tribal Trust Suit Airs Attys' Dirty Laundry
• Calif. Tribe Says Decades Of Trust Activity Unaccounted For
• Enviro Groups Sue Feds Over Navajo Coal Approvals
• Payday Lender Tries To Duck Interest Rates Suit In Ky.
• Payout Plan OK'd For $380M Left From Native Farmers' Deal
• Banks, Pension Co. Mostly Exit Tribal Embezzlement Dispute
• Oil Co., Worker Plead Not Guilty To Mont. Oil Spill Charges
• High Court Likely To Back Feds On Tribal Court Reliance
• Ex-Atty In $3.4B Tribal Trust Row Blames Lead For Ouster
• Daily Fantasy Bills Gain Ground, But Tribal Concerns Emerge
• Nooksack Tribal Council Fired Judge, Chairman Confirms
• Mass. High Court Blocks Development On Divided Tribal Lands
• Offensive Trademark Ban Headed To High Court
• DOJ Takes On Tribal Lending: Inside The Indictments
• Wash. County Says DOI Breaking Law In Tribal Boundary Row
• NY Must Show More Evidence In UPS Untaxed Cigarette Suit
• Alaska Tribe's Fishing Rights Suit Out-Swims Dismissal Bid
• Energy Group Can't Pause Tribal Right-Of-Way Rule
• Okla. Drillers Slam BIA Bid To End Permit Suit
• Justices Eye Feds' Use Of Repeat Offenders' Tribal Convictions
• DOI Seeks To Pare Challenge Of Approval Of Mass. Tribe Trust
• Objectors Again Say Lawmakers Must Approve NM Water Deal
• Wells Fargo Slams Tribe's Bid To Remand $1.4B Trust Row
• Tribe Slams Defense Attys' Stance On Tribal Court Fairness
• Okla. Judge Gives OK To Tribe's Online Gambling Award
• Wis. Tribe Pushes For Hemp Crop OK Over DEA Objections
• Arco Blasts Tribal Builder's 'Cut-And-Paste' Redo Request
• NIGC Relives Those Awkward Early Years In DC Circ.
• BNSF Says Tribe Can't Dodge Discovery In Oil Shipping Row
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• Feds, Penn National, Tribe Members Push To Nix Casino Suit
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Mingo Tribal Loan Suit To Stay In Federal Court, Judge Rules
• Okla. Tax Battle Ratchets Up Tension Between Tribes, State
• FedEx Tribal Cigarette Tax Suits Merged In NY
• Solenex Says Feds Canceled Drilling Lease 'Out Of Spite'
• Tribal-State 'Tax Parity' Bill Introduced In House
• Calif. County, Tribe Sign Pact For Forthcoming $400M Casino
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• Menominee Get Nod To Intervene In Rival's Compact Suit
• BLM Aims To Increase Timber Harvest In Western Oregon
• NIGC Presses High Court To Reject Seneca Casino Challenge
• Feds Say Osage Lawyers May Merit Zilch After 14-Year Case
• Judge Delays Decision On Testimony In Tribe's $300M Suit
• Tribe Asks Judge To Back Arbitral Finding On Okla. Sales Tax
• SD Judge Hit With Legal Fees In Tribal Custody Case
• CFPB Urged To Hold Forum On State, Tribal Payday Lending
• Groups Ask Mich. Gov. To Cancel Enbridge Pipeline Easement
• Calif. County Asks DC Circ. To Hear Tribal Casino Land Row
• Foxwoods Developer Loses Bid To Recoup $50M Casino Fee
• NM Oil Group Asks To Join Tribal Right-Of-Way Rule Fight
• Calif. Tribe Moves For Win In Health Costs Suit Against Feds
• Court Upbraids NM Atty For Missing Tribal Water Deal Talks
• Ex-Tribal Biz Partner Charged In Kickback Scheme
• Redskins Blast Government's Flanax Claim As 'Ironic'
• Tribe Says Railway's Bid For Ex-Atty Papers Is Off Track
• DOI Panel Says BIA Must Pay Wash. Tribe For Contract
• Ore. Tribe Says Gov. Opposes Casino Plans
• BLM Reports Backlog Of Unused Oil And Gas Drilling Permits
• 'Indian' Meaning Based On Politics, Not Race, Justices Told
• Family Fighting Disenrollment Say Tribe Is No Amicus
• North Dakota Tribes Want Voice In Right-Of-Way Rule Fight
• Okla. Drillers Lack Standing To Sue Over Permits, BIA Says
• Fla. Tribe Presses To Keep Suit Over $1.4B Trust Alive
• Pacific NW Tribal Group Leery Of Lawsuit Over Fish Hatcheries
• BIA Plans Enviro Review Of Tribal Solar Project In Ariz., Nev.
• Oregon Dams Won't Open For Spotted Frogs Even A Tad
• DC Circ. Mulls Agency Do-Over On Minn. Tribe's Casino Deal
• Navajo Leader Backs Call For EPA Subpoena Over Mine Spill
• Feds Say Flanax TM Ruling Bolsters Case Against Redskins
• BNSF Testing Wash. Tribe's Limits In Oil Shipping Row
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• Kansas Gov. Signs Tribal Cigarette-Tax Pacts Into Law
• Cleveland Indians Want Case Over 'Disparaging' Logo Tossed
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Challenges To Casino, Start-Up Acts
• Cobell Class Fights Ex-Atty's Fee Bid In $3.4B Settlement
• Feds Press High Court To Undo Tribal Court Conviction Ruling
• J&J Must Face Cherokee Risperdal Suit In State Court
• Calif. Tribe Says Immunity Quashes Casino Vendor's Suit
• Native American Coalition Urges Exemption From Labor Rules
• Businessman, Atty Charged In $688M Payday Loan Scheme
• Urban Outfitters Insurer Says It Belongs In Navajo TM Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Navajo Nation's Suit Over Seized Remains
• 8th Circ. Won't Reconsider $5M Fine Against Betting Co.
• McCain Wants EPA Head Subpoenaed Over Gold King Hearing
• Native Church's Cannabis Use Isn't Protected, 9th Circ. Says
• Law Firm Banned In Nooksack Tribal Court Emails Appeal
• Teck Tells 9th Circ. Canadian Air Emissions Escape CERCLA
• Feds Strike New Accord To Remove Klamath River Dams
• Energy Co. Pushes To Combine Tribal Pipeline Suits
• 9th Circ. Says River Cleanup Remand Order Can't Be Appealed
• Succession Planning: A Key Strategy For Law Firm Longevity
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Internet Tax Row Over Cigarette Sales
• Okla. Told To Stop Demanding Sales Taxes From Tribe
• Fla. Ad Firm Seeks To Revive $250M Suit Against Seminoles
• NY Village Says High Court Ruling Doesn't Back Bingo Bid
• BIA Says It Shouldn't Be Forced To Act On Oil, Gas Permits
• Fla. Tribe Asks 11th Circ To Ax $1M Sanctions In RICO Row
• Calif. Tribe Slams Rival's Bid To Intervene In Compact Suit
• The Slants' Trademark Battle Plays On
• FedEx Must Face NY Suit Over Untaxed Cigarette Shipments
• BLM Urges Court To Nix Tribe's Opposition To Fracking Rule
• BIA Says No Gain From Revising Nev. Tribal Lease Claim
• Coal Terminal Review Paused For Tribe's Permit Fight
• Native Landowners Urge Judge To Order Pipeline Removal
• Fla. Tribe Says Suit Over $1.4B Trust Belongs In State Court
• High Court To Hear Appeal Over Juror's Racial Bias
• BIA, Shoshones 'Hijacked' Joint Contracts, Arapahos Say
• Open Questions Over Alaska Lands After Sturgeon
• Tribal Labor Deals Could Quell NLRB Authority Push
• Ute Tribe Takes Issue With Bankrupt Samson's Lease Bid
• Tribe Can Seek Cleanup Suit Fees After All, Judge Says
• Judge Strikes Several FedEx Defenses In Bootleg Cig Row
• High Court Ruling Backs Tribe's Bingo Rights, 2nd Circ. Told
• Pig Farmer's Suit Rooted Out After Her Tribe Passes On Case
• Pipeline Co. Looks To Limit Native Landowners' Damages
• The Current Battle Over Native American Land Allotment
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm