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Court Upholds BIA’s Decision to Permit Tribal Timber Project

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision in favor of the Coquille Indian tribe, which had proposed a timber project that would harvest 268 acres of timber in the Coquille Forest.

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Feds Reach Proposed Settlement on Contract Funding

The Departments of Justice and Interior announce a $940 million proposed settlement to a class action suit by Native Americans and tribal entities that, if approved by a federal district court, would resolve a long dispute related to contract support costs for tribal agencies.

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King Cove Group Continue Fight for Road

  The latest move in the fight over whether to build a road to the Cold Bay Airport in Alaska goes against the community, as a U.S. district court turned down the plaintiffs’ (the King Cove Group’s) motion for summary judgment.   The judge ruled that there was no violation o...

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ICWA Notification Requirement Not Met, Says Court

A California appeals court overturned a juvenile court order terminating the rights of a mother because the state Department of Children and Family Services did not comply with its responsibility under the Indian Child Welfare Act.

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Court Rules on Tribal Fishing Rights Dispute

A federal appeals court upholds a lower court’s decision involving a dispute over fishing rights between Tulalip Tribes and Suquamish Indian Tribe in Washington.

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Court Says Tribe Can’t Expand Gaming Opportunity

  In the case of Idaho v. Coeur D’Alene Tribe, an appeals court upheld a lower court decision that found that the tribe had violated a tribal-state gaming compact by offering a new poker game. The appeals court also upheld the district court’s an injunction against the new gam...

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Lawsuit Challenges ICWA Foster, Adoption Priorities

The Goldwater Institute has filed a class action lawsuit designed to challenge guidelines used under the Indian Child Welfare Act regarding foster and adoptive placement of Native American children.

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Court Rejects Tribal Attempt to Claim Land Title

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court decision denying a tribe's attempt to claim title to privately held land in California.

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NLRB: Sovereignty Exempts Tribe from U.S. Labor Law

The National Labor Relations Board issues a labor relations decision agreeing with a tribe that its sovereignty allows it to operate outside the National Labor Relations Act.

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Court Clarifies When Sovereign Authority Applies

The California Court of Appeals clarified when a tribe's claim of sovereign applies. In Cosentino v. Fuller, the court overruled a lower court's decision upholding the firing of a casino dealer by a tribal casino.

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