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  • December 10, 2025

    Trump's Face Can't Grace National Parks Pass, Suit Alleges

    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.

  • December 10, 2025

    How 11th Circ.'s Qui Tam Review Could Affect FCA Litigation

    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.

  • December 10, 2025

    Tribal Casino Must Face 401(k) Fee Suit Over High Costs

    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.

  • December 10, 2025

    Mont. Youths Say State, Gov. Violated High Court Enviro Ruling

    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.

  • December 10, 2025

    Supreme Court Urged To Deny Alaska's Fishing Regs Petition

    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.

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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

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  • 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.
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