September 08, 2017
An Illinois federal judge has ordered a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suit over a California tribe's allegedly abusive loans moved to Kansas federal court, saying Friday that Kansas is more convenient, even if the interest-of-justice calculation is a toss-up.
August 15, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau urged an Illinois federal judge Monday not to transfer a suit claiming four Native American tribe-owned companies charged excessively high interest for online loans, saying there’s much more reason to keep the suit in Illinois than to move it to the companies’ preferred Kansas venue.
June 09, 2017
A U.S. Supreme Court fight over whether a law that ended a challenge to a tribal casino passes constitutional muster and the Cherokee Nation's tribal court suit seeking to hold major pharmacies and drug distributors accountable for the opioid crisis plaguing its citizens are at the top of the list of cases Native American law practitioners will be keeping an eye on in the second half of 2017.
April 27, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday announced that it has filed a suit in Illinois federal court against four online lenders owned and incorporated by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Indian tribe, alleging that they deceived customers by collecting debts they weren't owed legally.