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Native American - February, 2023

125 articles

• Feds Say New Trinity River Flows Support Fish Populations
• Bill Would Reaffirm Feds' Authority To Hold Tribal Trust Land
• House GOP Targets EPA Environmental Justice Grants
• 9th Circ. Reverses BIA's Win In Tribal Enrollment Suit
• Newsom Says Calif. Tribe's Bad Faith Claim Gets It Wrong
• Lending Org. Sued For Alleged Predatory Loans, Tribal Link
• 'Crying Indian' Ad Acquired And Retired By NCAI
• Online Lotto Doesn't Disturb Tribes' Exclusivity, Judge Says
• Mining Co. Can't End Fond Du Lac Tribe's Suit Over Land Swap
• Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
• Proposed Class Action Accuses Lender Of Tribe-Linked Usury
• Feds Plan To Deny Tribal Status To Mich. Native Group
• Cherokee Nation Co. Completes $450M Miss. Casino Purchase
• Vt. Bill Would Permit Tribal Hunting, Fishing On State Land
• 6th Circ. Asked To Remand Enbridge Fight To Mich. Court
• Calif. Bill Aims To Speed Up UC's Return Of Tribal Relics
• High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
• 4th Circ. Rejects Tribe-Linked Lender's Rehearing Bid
• FCC Floats Framework For Satellite Mobile Coverage
• Ford Must Face Most Of NJ's Pollution Case During Cleanup
• Tribes Owed Immunity In Bankruptcy Cases, High Court Told
• Yurok Tribe Partners With US Marshals On Public Safety
• Tribe Fights Contractor's Atty Fee Bid In Casino Pay Row
• Tribal Nursing Home Safe From Wrongful-Firing Suit, For Now
• Wash. Judge Axes Gambling Co.'s Suit On Immunity Grounds
• Advocacy Groups Defend Feds' New Tree-Removal Rules
• 3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
• State AGs May Put Investors On The Hook For Co. Bad Acts
• State AGs Hit Back At Tribe's Bid To Quash Coal-Lease Appeal
• Mich. Tribe Says Blue Cross Is Stalling To Avoid Discovery
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Trump-Era Clean Water Act Rule
• Metal Co. Can't Avoid Tribes' Superfund Damages Claims
• Enviro Groups Seek Lithium Mine Halt Until 9th Circ. Decision
• 4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
• Feds Say Insys Founder's Health Doesn't Merit Early Release
• US Settles With Individual Plaintiffs In Gold King Mine MDL
• Native Corp., Feds Seek Pause On Suit Pending Land Buy
• Walmart Rejects Opioid Liability Over 'Unwitting' Pharmacists
• Nev. Lithium Mine Faces Fresh Challenge From Tribes
• Ariz. Can't Escape Voter-Registration Challenge, Judge Says
• Commission Says ND Tribe Violated Gaming Laws
• Illicit Cannabis Is The Problem, Not State-Legal Markets
• FCC Aims To Ease Tribal Access To School, Library Resources
• FinCEN Blasted Over Beneficial Ownership Registry Plan
• Juul Wants 888 Plaintiffs Axed From Marketing MDL Deal
• Lender's Tribal Link An 'Elaborate Charade,' Suit Says
• 8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Counsel
• Calif. Tribe Again Tries To Block Trinity Winter Flow Project
• Judge Won't Consolidate Racial Bias Suits Against SD Hotel
• 'Egregious' Opioid Sales Support $650M Verdict, 6th Circ. Told
• Nevada Bills Would Protect Native Rights, Safety
• DOI Enviro Damage Assessment Proposal May Add Flexibility
• Army Hit With Protest Over Sole-Source Medical Support Deal
• Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
• Pa. Bill Offers Grants For Schools To Drop Native Mascots
• Opioids More Addictive Than Cocaine, Ga. Jury Told
• Muscogee Nation Says Juul Labs Targeted Youth
• Mont. Tribe Seeks Halt To Enforcement Of Proof-Of-Vax Ban
• Former NM Indian Affairs Secretary Joins Interior Department
• Feds Cite 'Scientific Support' For Policy Shift On Tree Removal
• CFPB Wins $134M Restitution, $33M Penalty From CashCall
• Mich. Tribe Says New Fishing Pact Invalid Without Its Consent
• Broadband Grant Tax Exemption Back In House
• Mass. Judge Backs Feds' Land Acquisition For Tribal Casino
• D.C. Judge Largely Sides With Tribe In Trust Audit Suit
• Okla. Bill Would Keep Schools From Banning Native Regalia
• Harrah's Dealer Says Firing Was In Retaliation For Criticism
• Wash. Tribes Still Angling For Fishing Rights, Despite '70s Win
• Cherokee Nation Continues Fight For A Seat In Congress
• Opioid Judge Targets 'Unfortunate' Gaps In Pharmacy Deals
• Green Groups Can Intervene In Oil Leasing Suits, Judge Says
• Blackfeet Get Early OK Of $9M Settlement In Race-Bias Suit
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards
• Nebraska City Settles With US Over Title To Former School
• Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
• 4 Key Environmental Issues Facing Washington
• Enviros Ask To Back Up BLM In Wyo. Oil Leasing Suits
• Tribe-Linked Lender Accused Of Usurious Behavior
• Chippewa Prof's Race Bias Suit Heads To SC Federal Court
• Poarch Band Wins State Approval To Buy Miami Casino
• IHS-Funded Hospital Sued Over 'Wrong-Site' Finger Surgery
• Tribe-Linked Lender Wants Out Of RICO Suit
• Higher Ed Can't Recycle Cannabis Policies For Psychedelics
• Why The Original 'Rocket Docket' Will Likely Resume Its Pace
• Calif. Water Districts Take Hydro Licensing Spat To High Court
• Dozens Of Tribes Back Navajo Water Claims At Supreme Court
• Mont. Bill Would Strengthen Teaching Of Indigenous History
• Calif. Tribe Can't Block Trinity River Winter Flow Project
• How Gov't Enviro Justice Push May Affect Developers
• International Reps Would Advance Native American Interests
• Congressional Bills Place 800 Acres Into Native Trusts
• Green Groups Sue EPA Over Ship Discharge Regulations
• ND Must Produce Transcripts In Native Redistricting Case
• Nev. Judge Largely Backs Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
• Okla. Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill To Find Missing Adults
• FCC Urged To Get Started On Next Alaska Plan
• The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
• ESA Blocks Ore. Klamath River Rule, Judge Finds
• Experts Hired By Mich. Tribe Wary Of Line 5 Explosion Risk
• Tribal Org. Says Bank Discriminated Due To Ritual Peyote Use
• Wash. Urges Dismissal Of Sauk-Suiattle's Retail Tax Challenge
• Ga. Family Reveals Generational Opioid Addiction At Trial
• FHWA Gives Tribes $21M For Road Safety Improvements
• Utah Tribes Tell Legislators To Enshrine ICWA In State Law
• Opioids Ravaged Ga. Family, Jury Told In Distributor Case
• Ex-Contractors Accuse Tribal Org. Of Racial Discrimination
• EPA To Consider Closing Loophole In Coal Ash Rule
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Calif. Tribal Remains Suit
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Merge USDA Broadband Efforts
• A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
• Feds Allocate $580M For Water Rights Settlements
• FEMA Amends STORM Act To Include More Native Nations
• Class Action Targets Lender Over Purported Tribal Ownership
• FCC Again Extends Waivers For Tribal Users Of Phone Plan
• Colo. River Dispute A Matter Of Human Rights, Navajos Say
• Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
• 10th Circ. Says Feds Botched NM Fracking Permit Review
• Religious Claims Shouldn't Put US Minerals Off Limits
• DC Circ. Mulls Letting ND Into Tribal Riverbed Row
• Choctaw Citizens Can't Escape Okla. Income Tax, Judge Says
• Mich. Judge Sanctions Blue Cross For Withholding Docs, Data
• Judge OKs ND Oil Leasing Suit Consolidation
• Enviro Groups' Minn. Copper Mine Challenge Gets Trimmed
• How Proposed BOEM Regs Will Boost Offshore Wind Projects
• 9th Circ. Won't Roll Back Alaska Tribe's Fishing Rights