Native American Archive » April, 2019

Native American - April, 2019

159 articles

• 7th Circ. Says Tribe's Suit Over Casino Expansion Time-Barred
• Okla.'s Dual Columbus, Indigenous Days Become Law
• Tribe Fights DOI's Escape Bid In Water Mismanagement Suit
• House Advances California Tribe's Land Deal Bill
• Maui County Weighing Settlement Of High Court Water Case
• ND Lawmakers Urge Wash. Gov. To Veto Oil Train Bill
• Longtime Bureau Of Indian Affairs Official Named Director
• Justices Urged To Tackle NLRB Say Over Tribal Casinos
• Wash. Tribe, County Continue Fight To Undo Casino Approval
• DC Circ. Won't Budge From FERC Dam Dispute Ruling
• Apache Tribe Says NIGC Wrongly Rebuffed Casino Land Bid
• BCBS Michigan Can't Escape Tribe's Overcharging Suit
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• Atty Sanctions Axed In Opioid MDL, Allowing Doc's Testimony
• Parents Say Okla. High Court Ruling Supports Damages Redo
• Former Tribe Members Sue Deutsche Bank Over Mortgage
• Tribes Wire $1M To Conn. Ahead Of New Casino's Opening
• Feds Likely To Try Again If Insys Jury Deadlocks
• Wash. Tribe Slams IHS' Bid To Nix Contract Costs Suit
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• Opioid MDL Attys' Concealment Merited Sanction: Drug Cos.
• US OK'd Illegal Construction On Condor Habitat, Activists Say
• Tribal Officials Lose Sanctions Bid In Suit Over Casinos
• J&J Trashes 'Radical' Okla. Opioid Case As Trial Looms
• Court Setback Puts Trump's Offshore Drilling Plans On Hold
• NY Enviro Regulators Can't Dodge Tribe's Fishing Suit
• Utah Wants To Intervene In Sage-Grouse Protection Suit
• Activists Call For Enviro Review Of Immigration Programs
• The Complex Issues Attys Face In Guiding Casino M&A
• MGM Detroit, Tribes Cleared To Intervene In Land Trust Fight
• 2nd Circ. Says Tribal Officers Not Immune In Payday Loan Suit
• Tribes Control Member Fireworks Sales In Wash., Judge Says
• Fla. Tribe's Per Capita Casino Distributions Held Taxable
• Calif. Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Casino Appeal
• Enviros Ask 9th Circ. Not To Dismiss Keystone XL Challenge
• Would-Be Candidate Pushes To Halt Cherokee Election
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• Utah Tribe Says HUD Letter Wiped Out Its Home Mortgage Biz
• US Urges High Court To Deny Fla. Tribe's Gambling Tax Row
• Wash. AG Can Enter Enviros' Suit Over US Navy Pollution
• Navajo Nation AG Rejoins Kanji & Katzen To Lead Ariz. Office
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• GAO Urges New VA Health Guidance For Native Americans
• 6th Circ. Remands Casino Case After High Court Ruling
• Why Tribal Sports Betting Hasn't Taken Off
• Calif. Tribe Can't Show Harm By Water Agencies, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Tribal Atty's Age Bias Case
• Justices Pass On Slip-And-Fall Suit Against Navajo Casino
• DOI Didn't Justify Lifting Coal Leasing Moratorium
• $15M IHS Baby Brain Injury Award Won't Be Altered
• DOI Says Nooksack Election Suit Is Based On Tenuous Policy
• Enviros Say Trump Must Live With Keystone Rejection
• Old Ruling Shouldn't Direct Texas Tribal Gaming, 5th Circ. Told
• Mass. Town Acting Out Of Fear In Casino Fight, Tribe Says
• In Virtual Teams For Mass Torts, The 'Law Team' Is Critical
• Law360's Native American Editorial Advisory Board
• Tribe Tells Full DC Circ. Not To Rehear FERC Dam Dispute
• Postpone Opioid MDL Trial? Get Real, Judge Says
• Gov't Says Trump Had Power To Shrink National Monuments
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• ICWA Suit Can't Go On After Adoptions, High Court Told
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• Attorney Can't Skip Discovery For Pipeline Protest Docs
• High Court Gets New Bid To Consider CWA Pollution Liability
• EPA Flips Groundwater Stance Ahead Of High Court Case
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• National Park Service Accused Of Illegal Appointment
• Tribal College Workers, Officials Still Must Face FCA Suit
• 8th Circ. Urged To Rethink Tribal Immunity In Abuse Suit
• Colo. Law Expanding Oil, Gas Rules Gets Gov.'s Signature
• Sports Betting In The South: A Status Update On Gulf States
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Battle Lines Drawn In Water Rule Replacement Drama
• Utah County Bows Out Of National Monument Fight
• Opioid MDL Attys Say Sanction 'Does Not Fit The Crime'
• Rio Tinto Invests $302M More In Contested Ariz. Copper Mine
• Mich. Tribe Says Court Has Jurisdiction Over Boundary Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• DOI Head Under Investigation For Alleged Conflicts Of Interest
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• BLM Must Nix Inactive Calpine Geothermal Leases, Tribe Says
• Judge Will Let Cameras Roll In Okla. Opioid Trial
• CashCall Urges 9th Circ. To Toss $10M Fine In CFPB Case
• BIA OKs Raft Of Tribal-State Gaming Compacts
• DOI Can't Dodge Calif. Tribal Land Suit, Landowner Says
• EPA Opens $220M Small Biz Contract For Mine Site Cleanup
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• High Court Passes On Tribal Immunity, Alice Timing, 'Empire'
• Tribe Can't Justify 800% Bump In Court Funding, Gov't Says
• New Neb. Ballot Initiative Seeks Gambling At Horse Tracks
• PTAB Will Hear Microsoft Challenges To St. Regis Patents
• Teva, J&J Face Opioid Trial In 'Unreasonably Small' Courtroom
• Tribe On The Hook For $255M In NY Gaming Revenue Dispute
• Texas Tribe Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Bingo Block
• Allergan, St. Regis Ask Justices To End 'Blocking Patent' Rule
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• Trump Executive Orders Are No Panacea For Energy Projects
• NLRB Tells Justices It Has Jurisdiction Over Tribal Casino
• Tribes Bring Suit Against Corps To Block Ariz. Copper Mine
• Senate Confirms Ex-Brownstein Hyatt Partner To Head DOI
• ConocoPhillips Allowed Into Alaska Reserve Drilling Suit
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• Trump Moves To Speed Up Energy Projects
• No More Trial Delays In Opioid MDL, Judge Says
• Lawmakers Re-Up Bill To Ban New Leasing On Chaco Land
• 6 Sentenced In Ute Mountain Ute Embezzlement Scheme
• NC Senate Approves Cherokee Tribe's Sports Betting Bill
• 10th Circ. Vaporizes Green Groups' Methane Rule Appeal
• Tribes Well-Equipped To Sue US For Climate-Related Harm
• Nev. Rancher's 'Delusional' Public Land Suit Thrown Out
• Trump Invites State Showdown With Exec Orders On Energy
• Steptoe To Close Phoenix Office As Ranks Halved By Dentons
• Blackfeet Tribe Urges DC Circuit To Cancel Montana Oil Lease
• Feds Say New Trump Keystone Permit Moots 9th Circ. Fight
• Wash. Tribe Says County Overstepped With Fireworks Ban
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Tribal Officials Prevail In Ex-Worker's Firing Suit
• Opioid MDL Attys Sanctioned For Hiding Doctor's Cooperation
• Minn. Gov. Signs Order Expanding Tribe-State Agency Talks
• Calif. Water Co. Wants OK To Keep Using Tribal Easement
• Canada Backs High Court Challenge To CERCLA Ruling
• BakerHostetler Can't Overturn Opioid MDL Disqualification
• Pa. Stuck In Litigation Limbo As Purdue Inks 1st Opioid Deal
• Canadian Justices Leave Chevron Canada Out Of $9.5B Fight
• Gov't, Tribal Groups Fight Oil Lease Renewals At DC Circ.
• HHS Fights Tribe's Bid For Fast Win In Contract Payment Row
• Ho-Chunk Inc. CEO Launches Tribally Owned Law Firm
• The Justices' Latest Take On Regulation Of Alaska's Parks
• AGs Protest Trump's 'Illegal, Juvenile' '2-For-1' Order
• Martha's Vineyard Town Says Tribe Needs Permits For Casino
• Obama's Ore. Monument Expansion OK, Judge Says
• NOAA Floats Rule Allowing Tribe's Gray Whale Hunt
• House Passes Bill Expanding Tribal Jurisdiction Over Crimes
• $3M Software Co. Deal Will Go Toward Payday Loan Judgment
• Senate Panel Clears DOI Nominee Despite Ethics Furor
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• Tribal Members Scoff At Oil Cos.' Bid To Toss Pipeline Suit
• BakerHostetler Crossed 'Ethical Line' In Opioid MDL: Gov'ts
• Bill Seeks Better Response To Violence Against Native Women
• Senate Rules Axed To Speed Judicial, Administration Picks
• Colo. Lawmakers Tighten Reins On Oil, Gas Drilling
• DOI Switcheroo Spells End For Tribal Land Suit, Court Told
• Pueblos Prevail In NM 'Free Play' Gambling Revenue Fight
• House Dems Use EPA Budget Hearing To Slam Rule Rollbacks
• Calif. Group Looks To Stop Tribal Casino Land Acquisition
• Tribes Get Tentative Green Light In Opioid MDL
• Tribes Urge 5th Circ. To Preserve Indian Health Law In ACA
• Ruling Cements Staying Power Of Offshore Drilling Bans
• Judge Nixes Suit Against Ariz. Agency Over Navajo Coal Plant
• Okla. Native American Art Marketing Law Is Struck Down
• Oregon LNG Project Gets New Life After Earlier FERC Denial
• Judge Botched BakerHostetler DQ In Opioid MDL, Endo Says
• DOI's Alaska Road Project Scuttled For Ignoring Enviro Harm
• DOI Says No Need To Halt Cherokee Nation Election
• Trump Can't Undo Obama Bans On Arctic, Atlantic Drilling