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Native American Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on regulation and legislation related to Native American tribes. The section also tracks litigation and deals involving Native American tribes and Native American-owned businesses.
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Latest News in Native American
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April 11, 2025
Native Villages Say It's Time To Vacate $70M Broadband Grant
Now that a federal court has found that Alaskan native villages are tribal lands in the same way reservations are, that court is being told it's time for it to grant two such villages summary judgment on their claims that the government wrongly gave away $70 million in broadband funds meant for them.
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April 11, 2025
Federal Limits On Counter-Drone Options Need Updating
As malicious actors swiftly and creatively adapt drone technology for nefarious ends, federal legislation is needed to expand the authority of state and local governments, as well as private businesses and individuals, to take steps against such threats, says Carter Lee at Woods Rogers.
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April 11, 2025
Trump Grid Order Threatens To Roil Electricity Sector
President Donald Trump's directive to keep struggling power plants on the grid is an unusual use of the U.S. Department of Energy's authority to ensure power delivery during emergencies, and it could invite lawsuits while upending wholesale electricity markets.
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April 11, 2025
Another Calif. Tribe Files Suit Over $700M Casino Project
A California Native American tribe alleged in District of Columbia federal court that the federal government unlawfully placed land in a trust and approved a $700 million, 160-acre casino resort project that was proposed by another California tribe.
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April 11, 2025
Virginia Tribe Says Medicaid Dispute Will Sink Healthcare Biz
The Nansemond Indian Tribe is requesting that a federal court hand down an order that would instruct Virginia to continue processing its more than 130,000 unpaid Medicaid reimbursement claims, arguing that without it, the commonwealth will succeed in driving its healthcare entity out of business.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- Board of Indian Appeals
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- Indian Health Service
- Office of Indian Education
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Civil Rights Act
- Tribal recognition rules
- Native American trust fund and land issues
- Gaming compact negotiations
- Federal and state tax policies and revenue-sharing
- Native American lobbying groups
- LITIGATION
- Suits over development projects involving Native American groups, including mining and drilling, casinos and resorts, and shopping centers
- Disputes over land use and other natural resources
- Breach of trust and mismanagement of tribal resources suits
- Native American rights, sovereignty, and tribal recognition disputes
- Cases involving tribal employers
- Criminal jurisdiction disputes
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of Native American and tribal law practices
Readership
- Attorneys who focus on Native American law
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Native American-owned companies
- Tribal leaders and tribal government officials
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals