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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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January 09, 2026
Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Nev. Tribe's $208M Water Rights Suit
The Federal Circuit has declined a Nevada tribe's petition for an en banc or panel rehearing on a decision to dismiss $208 million breach of trust allegations against the Bureau of Indian Affairs over water rights.
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January 09, 2026
Maine Tribes Gain Economic Boost With Online Gaming Law
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to sign into law a bill that will allow the state's tribal governments to operate online gaming that will help to provide the Wabanaki Nations with essential services.
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January 09, 2026
States Cite Ed. Dept. Outsourcing In Revamped Suit
Democratic state attorneys general added fresh allegations Friday to an ongoing lawsuit over cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, saying the Trump administration has begun offloading some of the department's functions to other agencies.
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January 09, 2026
Montana Ruling Reaffirms Record-Based Enviro Analyses
A Montana federal court's recent decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Forest Service, vacating permits for logging near Yellowstone National Park, is a reminder that, despite attempts to pare back National Environmental Policy Act reviews, agencies must still properly complete such reviews before projects are approved, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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January 09, 2026
Alaska Natives Challenge IHS Over Women's Health Services
Two Alaskan corporations are asking a D.C. federal court to compel the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to enter into a funding agreement that they say the Indian Health Service has rejected, arguing the denial threatens vital services to Alaska Natives and American Indians who have long depended on an Anchorage medical center.
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