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Native American - January, 2021

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• Tribal Co. Says Atty-Judge Name Mix-Up Led To $12M Default
• Lawmakers Propose $94M To Combat Environmental Racism
• Dems To Tread Lightly With Tool To Nix Trump Energy Regs
• DC Circ. Strikes Ozone Regs That Groups Said Had Loopholes
• Calif. Court Shreds Census Bureau Over Discovery Delay
• 3 More Federal Judges To Take Senior Status Under Biden
• DOI Can Foreclose On Trust Land Within SD Reservation
• Scotts Valley Band Wants Quick Win In Bay Area Casino Suit
• Feds Say They Can't Intervene In Tribal Nurse's RICO Suit
• NM Tribe Sues IHS For Hospital Downsizing Amid Pandemic
• Watchdog 'Deeply Troubled' By Gaps In Feds' Vaccine Rollout
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• What's Ahead For Power Plant Regs After DC Circ. Ruling
• Biden Returns To Obama Standards For Tribal Consultation
• Obama EPA GC Returns To Agency Leadership Under Biden
• Judge Polster Talks Senior Status And Opioid MDL's Future
• States Urged Not To Use Opioid Mega-Deals For Budgets
• Okla. Justices Say Gov. Went Too Far In Tribal Gambling Deals
• RI Says Tribe's Suit Over Bridge Project 'Inefficient And Unfair'
• Colo. Judge Says Mine Suit Decades Too Late
• Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Retirement Plan RICO Fight
• FCC To Focus On Pandemic Relief During Feb. Meeting
• DOI, Comanche Say Other Tribes Can't Sink Gambling Pacts
• Feds Say Ex-Mass. Tribe Chair, Donor Can't Dodge Bribe Case
• Tribal Lands Exempt From DOI Oil And Gas Permitting Order
• DC Circ. Nixes Dakota Access Permit, But Won't Shut Pipeline
• BIA Ducks Tribe's Bad Faith Sanctions Bid In Land Trust Row
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• Green Groups Too Late To Stop Mont. Mining Expansion
• Lin Wood Fired From Defamation Suit Against NYT, ABC
• Tribe Members Land $59M Deal From Feds In Trust Fund Row
• Judge Tosses 'Overlong' Tribal Remains Suit For Second Time
• Red States Say Trump's Narrowed Water Rule Is Lawful
• Montana Mine Defends Species Review Of Early Phase Work
• DC Circ. Told To Void FERC's OK Of Ore. LNG Export Project
• High Court Lets Green Group Stay In Utah Public Land Fight
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• EPA Seeks To Freeze All Litigation Over Trump-Era Rules
• Yakama Council Says Wine Cos. Ripped Off Chief's Name
• Judge Sends Chinook Suit Against DOI Back To Department
• Time For Cos. To Walk The Walk On Environmental Justice
• 'Hole' In Bannon's Pardon May Leave Room For New Charges
• 2 Administrative Law Issues In Tribal CARES Act Funds Ruling
• Ch. 11 Exit Brings End To Energy Co.'s Pollution Suit
• Biden Fills Agency Ranks With Climate Fight Veterans
• Del. Books And Records Ruling Offers 4 Lessons For Cos.
• Judge Asks What Biden Order Means For Border Wall Fight
• High Court Told Biden Order Shows Monument Suit Isn't Moot
• Borrowers Want Sanctions In Tribe-Linked Lending Row
• Green Groups Keep Up Keystone XL Fight After Permit Pulled
• Tribe Hits Gov't With $225M Suit Over Water Fund Investments
• 9th Circ. Sides With Gov't In $129M Loan Fight With Telecom
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• Idaho Miners Reach Deal With Feds For Pollution Cleanup
• Enviros Say Feds Flopped Again With Ore. Dam Review
• Biden DOJ May Ax Ban On 3rd-Party Donation Settlements
• Tribal Legal Vets Join DOI After Alaska Land-Into-Trust Nixed
• Navajo Nation, ACLU, NAACP Blast Republicans In High Court
• DC Circ. Ruling Clears Deck For Biden Power Plant Regs
• Walmart Hit With Investor Suit Over DOJ Opioid Crisis Probe
• Biden Moves To Dismantle Trump's Energy, Climate Legacy
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• Trump Pardons Bannon In Border Wall Fund Fraud Case
• FERC Punts On NEPA Reform, Citing New Administration
• Feds Urge Court To Deny Bid To Block $2.9B Pipeline Project
• Navajo Nation Seeks Quick Win In EPA Water Protection Suit
• DOI Didn't Justify OK For Alaska Refuge Road, Activists Say
• FCC Has More Guidelines For Accurate Broadband Mapping
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• Census Director Steps Down Amid Whistleblower Concerns
• Feds Bluffing On Casino Bribes To Tribal Chair, Donor Says
• NY Casino Owner Says Insurer Must Cover COVID-19 Closure
• BIA Takes National Bison Range Into Trust For Montana Tribes
• Trump Power Plant GHG Rule Falls At DC Circ.
• USDA Relaxes Some Requirements In Final Hemp Rule
• $1B Power Project Gets Trump OK, But 1st Circ. Roadblock
• Biden, New Congress Offer Historic Opportunities For Tribes
• DC Circ. Won't Pause Methane Monitoring Rollback
• FTC Authority To Obtain Monetary Relief May Be Under Threat
• Ariz. Copper Mine Plan Enters Next Stage Amid Court Fight
• Calif. Judge Boots Tribe's Bid To Undo Casino Ruling
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• 6th Circ. Won't Stop Ex-FDA Chief's Opioid MDL Testimony
• Tribal Health Center Workers Claim Immunity From Firing Suit
• Judge Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Tribe From Injury Suit
• DC Circ. Nixes Trump Bid To Rethink House Border Wall Case
• DOI Says Minn. Sioux Tribe's Recognition Has 'Faded Away'
• Cherokee Nation Firm Wants Out Of Employee Poaching Suit
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• Tribe Reaches $10M Settlement With Mining Cos. In Toxic Spill
• BLM Can't Dodge Calif. Tribe's Latest Geothermal Lease Suit
• Apache Stronghold Sues USDA Over Rio Tinto Mining Project
• Justices Skeptical Of FTC's Claim To Restitution Powers
• NYT, WSJ Win Access To Report Of IHS Doctor's Sex Abuse
• BLM Looks To Shrink Protected Land In Calif.
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• Census Halts Immigrant Report After Whistleblower Response
• States, Advocates Tell Justices Border Wall Funds Improper
• Texas Urges Supreme Court To Rebuff Pueblo's Bingo Bid
• DOI, North Fork Rancheria Seek To Beat Casino Challenge
• Okla. Judge Axes Wind Farm's Damage Defense In Osage Suit
• 4 Things To Expect From A Biden EPA
• Tax Should Apply To Non-Native Contract Work, 8th Circ. Told
• State AGs' 2020 Actions Offer Hints At 2021 Priorities
• Tribe Can't Get Fees Under Religion Law In NJ Zoning Fight
• BIA Seeks To 'Streamline' Native American Probate Rules
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• Ex-FDA Chief Getting Biden Admin. Post, Opioid Atty Says
• Feds Warn Justices Of Legal 'Vacuum' If Tribal Police Curbed
• Court Approves Deal To End Wash. Coastal Runoff Suit
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• Enbridge Intervenes In Suit To Block Minn. Pipeline Project
• Justices Toss FMC Bid For Review Of Tribes' Waste Fee
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Tribes Press For Shutdown Of Dakota Access Pipeline
• Two States, 29 Tribes Urge Pausing Nat'l Archive Building Sale
• Indicted Navajo County Health Head Pleads Not Guilty To Theft
• IHS Tells DC Circ. Alaska Tribal Org Can't Recoup Costs
• 5 Things To Expect From A Biden Department Of Interior
• Justices To Weigh Alaska Native Cos.' Claim To COVID-19 Aid
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• Tribe, Gaming Co. Fight Over Expert In $5M Failed Casino Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Texas Tribe Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Slip-And-Fall Suit
• NY To Push Back On Efforts To Split Landmark Opioid Trial
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• DOJ Misled Court About Planned Opioid Suit, Walmart Says
• Calif. Court Won't Revisit Tribe's Bid To Halt Border Wall
• W.Va. Opioid Distributor Bellwether Trial Set For May
• DOI, Tribes Look To Dodge MGM Resorts' $300M Casino Suit
• Groups Seek Census Bureau Sanctions Over Discovery Delay
• Army Corps Revamps Controversial Nationwide Permits
• Alaska Judge Refuses To Stop Arctic Refuge Lease Sale
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• Wash., Ore., 29 Tribes Sue Feds For 'Illegally' Selling Archives
• Lack Of Wetland Impacts Info Dooms Mich. Mine Permit
• DC Circ. Says Feds Likely Shorted Virus Funds For Tribes
• Feds 'Reanimated' Dead Args In Cherokee Row, Judge Says
• Potawatomi Nation Sues Treasury For $8M Over COVID-19 Aid
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• Puyallup Tribe Says Wash. Dam Is Killing Endangered Fish
• DOJ Attys Dish On Indivior Opioid Case As Sentencing Wraps
• FCC Asks How To Disburse $3.2B Emergency Internet Funds
• Trump Signs Bill To Help Native Americans Access Biz Funds
• Tribes Pile On Resistance To $2.9B Enbridge Pipeline Project
• Egg Farm Can't Crack Manure Pollution Suit, Judge Says
• FCC Grants More 2.5 GHz Tribal Spectrum Licenses
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• Epic Litigation Landscape Awaits Health, Life Sci Attys In 2021
• Energy Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2021
• Energy Cases To Watch In 2021
• Environmental Regulations To Watch In 2021
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2021
• Environmental Cases To Watch In 2021