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Native American - April, 2021

148 articles

• Gold Mine Co. Axes Navajo Nation Members' Toxic Spill Claim
• The Big Picture: Opioid MDL's 1st Bellwether Gets Underway
• COVID-19 Laptop Delays Imperiled Tribal Students' Education
• DOD To Cancel All Border Wall Deals Using Diverted Money
• Sens. Introduce Bill To Support Native American Languages
• Bay Mills Indian Community Challenges Pipeline Approval
• South Dakota Gov. Sues Over Mount Rushmore Fireworks Ban
• W.Va. Senators Bid Again For More Opioid Oversight
• Bankruptcy Watchdog Bares Teeth At BigLaw In Purdue Ch. 11
• Drug Cos. In Opioid Bellwether Deny Any Duty To Halt Orders
• Dakota Access Will Seek High Court Review Of Permit Wipeout
• 5 Key Details As Clock Ticks Down To Opioid MDL's 1st Trial
• High Court Blow To FTC Restitution Could Be Temporary
• PA Judge OKs Casino Workers' $6M Wage Suit Deal
• House Reps Want State Pot Laws Protected In Budget
• Biden's First 100 Days Put Environmental Justice In Spotlight
• Groups Claim Puget Sound Fishing Hurts Protected Salmon
• 3 Firms Give Up $1M In Fees From Purdue Ch. 11
• Opioid Ad Blitz Targeted Not Just Docs But Insurers: J&J Rep
• Mich. Tribe Seeks Win In Ex-Members' Disenrollment Suit
• Judge With 'West Virginia Grit' Takes On 1st Opioid MDL Trial
• 9th Circ. Revives Decades-Old Navajo Nation River Policy Suit
• Water Rule Reinstatement Shows Specific Objections Are Key
• New Markets Credit Will Aid Recovery In Low-Income Areas
• Ariz. Panel Rules Power Plant On Tribal Land Wrongly Taxed
• Biden Lays Down Clean Energy Marker In First 100 Days
• No Immediate Payout Of COVID Relief Funds For Tribes
• Choctaw Nation Sues CVS, UnitedHealth Over Claim Denials
• Haaland Undoes Trump-Era Land Trust, Treaty Restrictions
• House Dems Urge Biden Admin. To Refresh Mining Rules
• Energy Dept. Announces $8B For Grid Buildout Projects
• Senate Confirms Biden EPA's Second-In-Command
• Stanford Law Hires First Native American Faculty Member
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• There Are Other Crises Too, Opioid Maker Argues
• Fintech Borrowers Get Class Cert. In Tribe-Linked Usury Suit
• Pueblo Sues NM State Judge Over Slip-And-Fall Ruling
• Judge Finds Texas Biz No 'Lucky Duck' In Slots IP Row
• Distributors Lose Pretrial Attack On W.Va. Opioid Damages
• Seneca Nation Says DOI Doubts Sink NY Gambling Payments
• Fla., Seminoles Sign Gaming Deal Authorizing Sports Betting
• ​​​​​​​What Opioid Crisis? Drugmakers Test Bold Claim In Calif. Trial
• FERC Tells DC Circ. Oregon Pipeline Project At 'Standstill'
• Judge Warns Of Unappealable Acquittal In Tribal Bribery Case
• Supreme Court Is Right In Limiting Gov't Agency Authority
• Civic Groups Secure Broad Resolution In Census Lawsuit
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• DC Circ. Won't Reconsider Nix Of Dakota Access Permit
• Faegre Drinker Adds Partner To Build Out Infrastructure Unit
• Ore. Water Group Wants In On Tribe's Irrigation Suit
• Okla. Gov. Signs Missing, Murdered Indigenous People Bill
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• AGs To Fill Void As Justices Say FTC Can't Impose Restitution
• 5 Legal Issues Facing Electric Vehicle Charging Projects
• Supreme Court Rolls Back FTC Restitution Power
• BIA OKs Land-Leasing Rules For Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
• Groups Want To Scrap NEPA Overhaul Despite Biden Review
• Tribes Say Alaska Natives OK If ANCs Denied COVID Funds
• Groups Say It's Time For EPA To Update Oil Spill Response
• Sen. Wyden Proposes Broad Revamp Of Energy Tax Policy
• Facing $50B Trial, Drugmakers Minimize Roles In Opioid Sales
• Feds Can't Opt For Ore. Law In Indian Country Crime: 9th Circ.
• Chicago Pushes For Opioid Trial But Pharma Wants More Time
• Ski Resorts Join Green Groups To Support Oil, Gas Lease Halt
• Tribe Tells DC Circ. NRC Skirted Key Review For Uranium Mine
• Bankruptcy Litigation Could See More Third-Party Funding
• Newest Justices Worry About Alaska Natives In COVID Suit
• $50B Opioid Trial Starts With Warring Views Of Drug Marketing
• FCC Re-Ups Expert Panel To Focus On Security Of 5G Network
• Walmart Punished In Opioid MDL For Discovery Defiance
• DOI Scores Win In Suit Over Catawba Tribe's Land Transfer
• 5 Key Details As Drugmakers Face $50B Opioid Trial In Calif.
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• Calif. Gets Pala Band's Fuel Tax Challenge Tossed
• ICWA Hangs On, But Messy Ruling Ripe For High Court
• DC Circ. Upholds DOI Land Decision For Calif. Tribal Casino
• Haaland Nixes Trump-Era DOI Orders In Climate Push
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• Judge Hands Tribe, Enviros Win By Nixing Fed. Mine Approval
• 4 Lingering Questions As NY Launches Mobile Sports Betting
• Insurer Prevails In NY Casino Owner's Virus Coverage Suit
• Raytheon Sues Alaska Native Org. Over $2.7M Fire
• DHS And California Tribes Agree To End Border Wall Appeal
• New Federal Aid Could Boost Tribal Access To Broadband
• Senate Confirms Biden Pick For Key Enviro Post
• FCC To Roll Out $7B Student Broadband Plan In Next Month
• Biden Pick For DOJ Enviro Chief Quizzed On Climate, Wildlife
• Biden Taps Latham Partner To Serve As Interior's No. 2
• Federal Irrigation Project Imperils Endangered Fish, Tribes Say
• Iowa, Nebraska Challenge Tribe's Border Casino At 8th Circ.
• IHS Beats Wash. Tribe's Health Costs Suit At DC Circ.
• 9th Circ. Says Trump Offshore Drilling Suit Is Now Moot
• Dakota Access Asks Full DC Circ. To Restore Pipeline Permit
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• NY Tells 2nd Circ. To Toss Seneca Nation's Thruway Suit
• Law360's 2021 Native American Editorial Advisory Board
• Wis. Can Tax Tribal Land After Sale To Non-Indians
• White House Enviro Office Rescinds Trump-Era Guidance Rule
• Calif. Tribal Labor Deals Clash With NLRA, Tribe Tells 9th Circ.
• Utah Federal Judge's Shift Opens Red-State Seat For Biden
• Insurers Say Virus Exclusion Nixes Tribe's Coverage Bid
• Mohawk Gaming Cites New Ruling In COVID Coverage Case
• Pa. Inks $3M Deal With Ex-Fintech CEO Over Payday Loans
• Biden Funding Ask Boosts DOI Tribal Programs By $600M
• Biden Admin. Won't Halt Dakota Access Pipeline Operations
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit $255M Award In Seneca Nation Dispute
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Utah Greens Claim Fed. Oil Leases Endanger Indigenous Sites
• Tribal Lending Deal With Larger $182M Payout Gets Initial OK
• Opioid Judge Withdraws After AbbVie Elevates His Atty Sister
• Purdue Wants Another Month's Reprieve From Opioid Suits
• FCC Puts 50 More 2.5 GHz Tribal Applications On The Pile
• Kan. Gov. OKs Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Bill
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• Investors Call For Permanent Bristol Bay Protections
• Opioid MDL Judge Picks New Bellwethers, Denies Retaliating
• EPA Head Says Agency Will Focus On Environmental Justice
• Fractured 5th Circ. Keeps And Strikes Portions Of ICWA
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Caesars Seeks Arbitration In Ex-Casino Exec's Virus Suit
• DOJ Says Climate Youths Can't Relaunch Court Fight
• Okla. Tribes Say Reservation Rulings Back Gambling Suit
• Gravel Income From Tribal Land Not Taxable, Justices Told
• Energy Cos. Ask FERC To Halt New Mass. Gas Project Review
• Key Considerations For Litigation Settlement Trustees
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• Forest Service Says Groups, Tribes Can't Fight Uranium Mine
• Gov't Contractor Accused Of Spiking $13M Maintenance Deal
• 1st Circ. Won't Rehear Permit Dispute For Wampanoag Casino
• Tribes Say ND Riverbed Ownership Suit Can Be Trimmed
• CVS Wants Tribe To Arbitrate Prescription Reimbursement Suit
• Ex-Alaska Native Corp. Worker Sues Aetna For ERISA Benefits
• Shawnee Tribe Seeks More Virus Funds After DC Circ. Ruling
• Pharmacies Can't Escape More Trials In Opioid MDL
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• Justices Rebuff Yakama Tribe's Suit Over Wash. Jurisdiction
• Pharmacies Take Swipe At Judge Amid Tightening Opioid MDL
• Tribes, States Urge Justices To Reject Yellen's ANC Definition
• Tribes Could Get Unfair Edge In Water Rights, 9th Circ. Told
• FCC's Emergency Broadband Program To Start With 300 ISPs
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• Fed. Circ. Says Hawaii Telecom's FCC Suit Belongs In DC Circ.
• Cherokee Nation, Feds Must Revise Trust Suit Discovery Plan
• Calif. Negotiated Gaming Compacts In Bad Faith, Court Rules
• NM Lawmakers Pass Adult-Use Marijuana Measures
• GAO Backs Protest Over Intelligence Agency's $180M IT Deal
• FinCEN Seeks Input On New Anti-Money Laundering Rules
• Ex-Tribal Chair Denies Tax Charges In Bribery Case