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  1. August 29, 2017

    Tribe Looks To Resume Case Over Share Of $940M DOI Deal

    The Cayuga Nation's leadership asked a New Mexico federal court Monday to unpause a case concerning the distribution of funds designated to the tribe under a $940 million settlement of allegations that the U.S. Department of the Interior failed to pay administrative expenses to run federal programs.

  2. June 24, 2016

    The Top Native American Cases Of 2016: Midyear Report

    A trio of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that boosted a tribe's authority to enforce its liquor tax, allowed the use of uncounseled tribal court convictions in federal domestic violence prosecutions and kept Dollar General subject to a sexual assault tort suit in tribal court have earned the lion's share of attention from attorneys in Native American law. Here, Law360 recaps the year's most significant Native American cases so far.

  3. February 24, 2016

    Feds, Tribes Get Nod On $940M Deal Over Contract Costs

    A New Mexico federal judge gave final approval Tuesday to a long-awaited $940 million settlement of Native American tribes' claims over the U.S. Department of the Interior's alleged failure to pay administrative expenses to run federal programs, after no parties objected to the amount of the deal.

  4. December 18, 2015

    The Biggest Native American Law Cases Of 2015

    Two Sixth Circuit decisions affirming National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over tribal casinos and other businesses stand out as pivotal rulings in 2015, while attorneys also took notice of a California federal court holding that the state must restart compact negotiations for an off-reservation tribal casino and an Eleventh Circuit ruling barring a Florida sales tax on tribal lands. Here, Law360 looks back at some of the highest-profile Native American law cases of 2015.

  5. December 17, 2015

    55 Groups OK'd To Join $940M Gov't Settlement With Tribes

    A New Mexico federal judge on Thursday ordered 55 groups added to more than 600 Native American tribes eligible to receive part of a $940 million settlement with the government over claims of unmet payment obligations, agreeing to a request from the government and the plaintiffs after a joint letter saying the groups met qualifications making them eligible for a payout.

  6. December 16, 2015

    Gov't, Tribes Want 55 Groups Added To $940M Deal

    The government and a group of Native American tribes that reached a $940 million proposed settlement in September over claims of unmet funding obligations said Wednesday that 55 additional groups should have access to the settlement sum, telling a New Mexico federal court that both sides had erred in not initially including the groups among those eligible for a payout.

  7. September 17, 2015

    Contract Costs Deal Strengthens Obama's Legacy With Natives

    A proposed $940 million deal that would settle Native American tribes' claims over the U.S. Department of the Interior's alleged failure to pay administrative expenses to run federal programs represents another major step by the Obama administration to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to tribes, experts say.

  8. September 17, 2015

    DOJ Reaches $940M Deal With Tribes Over Contract Suits

    The federal government and a group of Native American tribes and tribal entities said Thursday they had reached a proposed $940 million settlement to resolve long-running litigation brought by the tribes over the U.S. Department of the Interior's alleged failure to fully cover the administrative expenses tribes incur providing education, public safety and other services under the Indian Self-Determination Act.