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Native American - October, 2019

143 articles

• Opioid MDL Attys Poised To Debate Next Bellwether Trials
• Dakota Access Pipeline Review Was Flawed, Tribes Say
• States Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Indian Child Welfare Act Ruling
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• DOJ Blocks Attorneys From Favored Settlement Tool
• Gambling Co. Says Tribe Must Pay Up In $5M Casino Fight
• Arizona's Purdue Suit Violates Ch. 11 Law, High Court Told
• Top NY Court Says It Can't Wade Into Cayuga Leadership Row
• Dems Push EPA Watchdog Pick To Scrutinize Agency Leaders
• Wireless Industry Pushing FCC Rules Too Far, Utilities Say
• DHS Waives More Enviro Rules To Build Border Wall In Texas
• MDLs Are Redefining The US Legal Landscape
• No Room For Energy Groups In Keystone XL Suit, Enviros Say
• MGM Says Gov't Must Justify Clearing Way For Tribes' Casino
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Uphold Adviser Policy Ruling
• Wells Fargo Says Calif. Tribe Can't Dodge Casino Loan Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• Top 5 Environmental Concerns For The Cannabis Industry
• Hemp Regulation Turns Corner With New USDA Rule
• Justices Urged Not To Weigh In On FERC Dam Dispute Ruling
• Wis. Tribes Seek Too Much Info In Tax Row, Court Told
• FCC Rules In Favor Of Telecoms On VoIP 911 Fees
• Tribe Opposes Law Firm's Bid To Undo Judge's Dismissal
• Best Practices For US-Canada Virtual Mass Tort Teams
• Indian Groups Urge Supreme Court To Hear Bingo Block Case
• 9th Circ. Finds Union's Call To Join Strike Unlawful
• Justices 'Struggling' With Okla. Tribal Land Case, Atty Says
• Youths Sue Canada Over Climate Change Threats
• Dems Challenge Fed Agencies On 'Roadless Rule' Data
• Interior Dept. Defangs Controversial FOIA Rule
• News Mag Says Harassment Report Didn't Defame NCAI GC
• SD Settles With Activists To End Riot Boosting Law Challenge
• States Are Wrong To Block Local Gov'ts From Opioid Suits
• EPA Compliance Delays On Landfill Emissions Irk Judge
• EPA Planned To Repeal Water Rule All Along, Enviros Say
• Feds, Navajo Decry Redo Bid On Indian Child Welfare Act
• House Dems Ask DC Circ. To Revive Border Wall Suit
• EPA Wants Mining Co.'s Counterclaim Axed In Gold King MDL
• Tribe Says Trump's Wall Would Make Border Problems Worse
• O'Melveny Launches State Regulatory Defense Group
• EPA Must Act On Oil & Gas Ozone Emissions, Groups Say
• Conn., Tribes Want In On MGM Suit Over $300M Casino Plan
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• FCC Wants To Help Tribal Gov'ts And Carriers Link Up
• Dilworth Paxson, Ex-Atty Face $6M Suit Over Bond Scam
• DC Circ. Skeptical Oceans Are Off-Limits For Monuments
• Cattle Industry Says EPA CWA Rollback Is Not Enough
• Alamo Trust Looks To Nix Suit Over Native American Remains
• DOI Seeks To End Cherokee Nation's Trust Accounting Bid
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Pro Racer Takes $1.3B FTC Award Fight To Supreme Court
• NY Oneida Tribal Name Suit Doesn't Pass Muster: 2nd Circ.
• $48B Opioid Deal Outcry May Presage Plaintiff Infighting
• Only Yellowstone Grizzlies Matter For Ban Lift, 9th Circ. Hears
• Cherokee Nation Seeks Redo Of 10th Circ. Land Trust Ruling
• Maui Mayor Won't Drop High Court Groundwater Suit
• House Says Illegal Crossings Are Not National Emergency
• State AGs Reach $48B Proposed Deal To End Opioid Cases
• Opioid Trial Halted By Drug Cos.' 11th Hour $260M Deal
• Tribes Get $273M In DOJ Crime Victim, Safety Funds
• Washington Tribe Hit With Suit Over Proposed Crab Fishery
• Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit Payday Lending Conviction
• Feds Can't Dodge Tort Claims In Gold King Mine MDL
• Speedy FCC Process May Keep Tribes Out Of 2.5 GHz Band
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• Seminole Tribe Seized Baptist Church By Force, Suit Says
• What To Watch As Opioid MDL Nears Moment Of Truth
• Sens. Introduce Legislation To Boost Tribal Energy Access
• BLM Sage-Grouse Plans, Drilling Approvals Put On Ice
• Calif. Tribe Members Say They Don't Have To Pay Casino Co.
• DOI Says Developer Ire Misplaced In Mining Water Fight
• Energy Trade Groups Look To Enter Keystone XL Pipeline Suit
• Showtime Says 'Billions' Didn't Defame NY Tribal Leader
• Drug Cos. Float Deals Worth $50B To End Opioid Cases
• NM Judge Splits Gold King Mine MDL Into Three Parts
• 8th Circ. Won't Rethink Nix Of SD Tribe's Casino Tax Protest
• Feds Say Tort Claims Must Go In Gold King Mine MDL
• Wash. Tribal Leaders Want Columbia River Dams Removed
• Tribe Tells 9th Circ. Gov't Reinterpreting Jurisdiction Policy
• Sault Tribe Says It's Immune To Casino Consultant's Suit
• Top EPA Enforcement Official Joins Vinson & Elkins
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• Army Corps Aquaculture Permit Deemed Unlawful In Wash.
• Restasis Payors Defend Class Cert. Bid In Allergan Suit
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• FWS, Forest Service Must Face Suit Over Mont. Mine Approval
• Texas Judge Tees Up Block On Trump's $6.1B Wall Fund
• SEC Seeks OK Of Deal With Investor In Tribal Bond Scheme
• Council Backs Tribe's Bid To Expand Endangered Reservation
• DC Swaps This Columbus Day For Indigenous Peoples' Day
• Court Told Settlement Is The Best Result For Purdue Ch. 11
• Purdue Docs Show DOJ Deal Is Key To Ch. 11 Settlement
• Army Corps Seeks Win In Tribes' Dakota Access Suit
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• Ohio Trial In Opioid MDL Will Go Forward, 6th Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Revives Tribal Housing Agencies' Suit Against US
• EPA Sued For Lifting Restrictions On Pebble Mine Project
• Tribe Immunity Doesn't Shield Wetlands Dumping, Judge Says
• Wash. Tribes Get $13M From DOJ To Fight Crime, Trafficking
• Ex-Choctaw Official, Wife Charged With Defrauding Tribe
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• Arizona Backs Out Of Purdue's Opioid Settlement
• Questions Swirl Around Opioid MDL Bellwether Trial
• Purdue Agrees To Put Off Consideration Of Ch. 11 Bonuses
• Calif. Tribe, Feds Beat Challenge To Casino Land Acquisition
• States Want To Back EPA Oversight Of Power Plant Emissions
• DOI Wants End To MGM Suit Over Tribes' Casino Deals
• EPA Asks 1st Circ. To Uphold Policy Restricting Advisers
• Yellowstone Grizzlies Don't Need Protected Status, Feds Say
• Montana Wants In On New Keystone XL Pipeline Suit
• Tribal History Center Suit Mostly Moot, 10th Circ. Says
• NY Tribe Denies Its Gambling Suit Repeats Previous Case
• Supreme Court Won't Hear SD Tribes' Child Welfare Case
• Bid To Boot Opioid Judge Raises Questions On Judicial Roles
• Ala. Tribe Proposes $275M Casino For Chicago Suburbs
• 4 High Court Cases Enviro Attys Should Watch This Term
• House Wants Voice In 9th Circ. Border Wall Funding Fight
• 25 AGs Say Purdue, Sackler Suits Should Proceed In Ch. 11
• Native Judges Still Looking For Room On Federal Bench
• Calif. Tribe Urges Justices To Rebuff Ex-Employee's Petition
• NY, Calif., 24 Other States Fight Purdue's $38M Bonus Plan
• Alaska Tells FERC $45B Pipeline Project Won't Do Harm
• 9th Circ. Affirms Tribe Members Can't Exit Casino Fraud Suit
• Enviro Groups Double Down In Bid To Keep Border Wall Suit
• Mohegan Sun Casino Fined By Pa. For Low Security
• Enviros Say High Court Wage Ruling Supports Sea Monument
• What To Look For In White Collar Cases This High Court Term
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• Insurer Seeks Win On Last Claims Over DOI $20M Tribal Loan
• Gov. Can't Break Up, Shake BLM Sage-Grouse Suit
• Calif. Tribe Says It Belongs In Pomo Casino Suit
• 5th Circ. Asked To Rethink Indian Child Welfare Act Ruling
• Experian Must Face Delinquent Payday Loan Suit Again
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• Mass. Town, Tribe Get Approval On Pact To Secure Casino Site
• J&J Inks $20.4M Deal Just Ahead Of Opioid Bellwether
• Opioid MDL Judge Rips Ohio AG's Late Bellwether Attack
• 5 Questions For The DOJ's Jeffrey Bossert Clark
• Mass. Tribe Faults DOI's Reading Of Statute In Casino Fight
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• DEA Slow To Act In Opioid Crisis, Inspector General Says
• Challenges To Trump's Monument Cuts Proceed — For Now
• Drug Cos. Push 6th Circ. To Disqualify Opioid MDL Judge