/nativeamerican?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Native American Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:52:25 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2377242?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2377242 A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Thursday halted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's termination of certain climate-focused grants awarded to five nonprofits, saying the terminations were likely arbitrary and capricious but stopping short of blocking the administration's broader grant termination policy. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:03:32 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2377198?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2377198 An Alabama federal judge has rejected a bid to block a state law banning certain diversity, equity and inclusion-related activities at state schools and college campuses, finding the Alabama NAACP and the students and professors who filed suit didn't show that the law is unconstitutionally vague. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:56:58 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2377323?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2377323 Republican-led states on Thursday threw their support behind the federal government's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by youths alleging that President Donald Trump's energy policy directives harm their future by exacerbating climate change, saying there are no grounds to sustain the suit. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:35:53 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2377206?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2377206 An Oklahoma city is looking to dismiss a challenge by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation that looks to block the municipality from prosecuting Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal lands, arguing that a 2022 Supreme Court ruling gives it concurrent jurisdiction with the federally recognized tribe. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:05:04 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2377107?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2377107 The Government Accountability Office dismissed a Nevada company's protest of a solicitation issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior for school counselor services on Wednesday and scolded it for including "misleading citations or citations to non-existent decisions" in its protest. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:27:14 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2377135?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2377135 The U.S. government is looking to dismiss a challenge to a prescribed burn plan that a tribe, electric cooperatives and several property owners claim led to the destruction of nearly 46,000 acres in New Mexico's Jemez Mountains, saying the decision is barred under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:22:54 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2352637?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2352637 On the trail, I have thought often about the parallels between hiking and high-stakes patent litigation, and why strategizing, preparation, perseverance and joy are important skills for success in both endeavors, says Barbara Fiacco at Foley Hoag. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:31:20 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376598?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376598 A Michigan tribe is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a Sixth Circuit decision to uphold a 2023 decree governing fishery management in the Great Lakes, saying the document was negotiated over its objections, restricts its treaty rights and will micromanage the waters for the next quarter-century. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:34:01 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376808?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376808 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups lost a bid to block new California state regulation requiring large companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks that they said violated their First Amendment rights, when a federal judge Wednesday denied them preliminary injunction. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:18:57 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376920?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376920 President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Democratic Commissioner David Rosner as acting chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, citing his support for expanding the electric grid to better serve data centers and artificial intelligence, which is an administration priority. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:24:01 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376388?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376388 A Washington federal judge temporarily blocked restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, such as an anti-gender ideology restriction, on access to more than $12 billion worth of federal grants, ruling in part that the federal government exceeded its authority. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:24:41 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376642?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376642 A D.C. federal court judge on Wednesday denied a Michigan tribe's bid to recoup $1.5 million in legal fees from the U.S. Department of the Interior over the tribe's challenge to a federal recognition status denial, saying the motion is untimely because a decision to remand the dispute is final. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:42:49 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376738?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376738 The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority says a former Hollywood studio mogul can't ask a jury to hear a $2.8 million gaming debt lawsuit because tribal law does not allow civil jury trials and because the indebted gambler's defenses don't qualify for a jury trial in Connecticut state court, either. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:18:11 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2375830?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2375830 The International Court of Justice's recent advisory opinion on governments' climate change obligations could have important consequences for the regulated community — including a more complex compliance landscape, heightened legal risks for carbon-intensive activities, and renewed market and investor focus on climate issues, says J. Michael Showalter at ArentFox Schiff. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:51:23 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2357948?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2357948 I took one negotiation course in law school, but most of the techniques I rely on today I learned in practice, where I've discovered that the process is less about tricks or tactics, and more about clarity, preparation and communication, says Grant Schrantz at Haug Barron. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:26:10 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376273?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376273 The Trump administration secretly got together a group of client skeptics to figure out how to misrepresent the data to "manufacture a basis" to knock out the "overwhelming scientific consensus" that greenhouse gases endanger people's health, two environmental groups say in a new lawsuit. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:49:01 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2375836?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2375836 Environmental groups and five Native American tribes are asking a Michigan federal court to intervene in a challenge by a miner and the BlueRibbon Coalition to the establishment of the Chuckwalla National Monument, saying it's unclear if the federal government still shares their interests in its protection. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:00:36 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376187?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376187 Environmentalists say President Donald Trump's rescission of Biden-era memos closing off additional waters to oil and gas drilling moots a lawsuit brought by red states and industry groups that includes arguments that presidential withdrawal authority is unconstitutional or otherwise limited. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:04:01 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376202?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376202 DraftKings has asked a California federal court to toss a lawsuit accusing the sportsbook of skirting state gambling laws, arguing the plaintiffs have failed to show they suffered a legitimate injury or that the company provided them goods and services. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:39:16 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2376120?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2376120 A New Mexico school board is suing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and acting Chair Andrea Lucas, arguing they overstepped their authority by lodging an "overly broad and vague" Native American discrimination charge and probe against it.