/nativeamerican?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Native American Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:16:33 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2420713?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2420713 The federal government is asking the D.C. Circuit to reject a bid by the Ute Indian Tribe to reverse a lower court decision that denied it ownership of 1.5 million acres of U.S. land, saying the challenge is based on mischaracterizations of a 19th century law. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:07:52 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2420724?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2420724 The Trump administration wrapped up the first in a series of offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico under a July tax cut and spending bill, with Cevron, BP and Shell joining in the bidding process. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:05:43 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2397158?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2397158 Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better an antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:54:18 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2420715?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2420715 The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit Wednesday in D.C. federal court, seeking to stop President Donald Trump's face from being placed on new annual U.S. resident national park passes in an alleged violation of federal law. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:31:45 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2418482?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2418482 On Dec. 12, the Eleventh Circuit will hear arguments in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, setting the stage for a decision that could drastically reduce enforcement under the False Claims Act, and presenting an opportunity to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the act's whistleblower provisions, say attorneys at Epstein Becker. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:05:48 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419834?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419834 A tribal hospitality and casino company must face a suit claiming its 401(k) retirement plan was bogged down by exorbitant costs and underperforming investment options, following a New York federal judge's refusal to toss the proposed class action. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:36:53 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2420530?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2420530 A group of young Montanans is asking the state Supreme Court to decide whether two laws that weaken environmental policies in the state violate their constitutional right to "clean and healthful" surroundings. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:41:10 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2418455?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2418455 After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:38:56 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2420393?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2420393 The U.S. and tribal associations are asking the Supreme Court to deny the state of Alaska's petition that seeks to reverse a Ninth Circuit order that barred it from opening part of the Kuskokwim River to all fishers, arguing that any intervention in the dispute should come from Congress. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:15:16 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419549?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419549 The federal government is fighting a motion by a neighborhood group to reopen a six-year-old dispute over a Yellowstone National Park bison management operation plan for additional environmental review, telling a Montana court that the decisions and documents challenged in the case are no longer operative. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:17:28 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419454?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419454 Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $5.8 million to end claims it targeted young people in Alaska, according to an agreement the state and company signed that requires Juul to adhere to strict marketing and age-verification rules. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:54:35 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419922?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419922 The future of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may hinge on whether the U.S. Supreme Court will remake its 90-year-old precedent that protects members of independent agencies from being fired at will by the president. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:24:10 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419308?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419308 A Connecticut federal judge has ordered the state to refrain from taking enforcement action against KalshiEX LLC, while the derivatives exchange's preliminary injunction motion is pending, in a suit seeking to prevent the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection from directing Kalshi to cease operations within the state. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:58:23 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419808?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419808 The U.S. Senate confirmed three judicial nominees Tuesday for federal courts in Louisiana and Mississippi. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:59:21 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2413871?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2413871 A Florida state judge declared a mistrial following a hung jury after two weeks of deliberations in a lawsuit brought by hospitals alleging that Walmart, Walgreens and CVS pharmacies negligently doled out painkillers and contributed to the opioid crisis.  Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:28:44 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419762 A slew of tribal gaming associations are backing the New York State Gaming Commission in a dispute with Kalshi over state gaming laws, arguing that the trading platform has unfairly entered the market to the detriment of Indigenous nations' revenue and bargained compacts. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:44:40 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2417855?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2417855 Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:53:09 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419630?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419630 A Massachusetts federal judge Monday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order indefinitely pausing permits for wind farm projects, ruling that the order was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to the law. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:31:58 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419383?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419383 Congressional leaders have included a bill in the proposed 2026 National Defense Authorization Act that would give federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:46:19 +0000 /nativeamerican/articles/2419453?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /nativeamerican/articles/2419453 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told a Washington federal district court that its decision to freeze funding for a low-income solar energy program should stand while states pursue a lawsuit to free up the money.