Indigenous Peoples Updates – May 22, 2012

by McAfee & Taft on 5/15/2012

The U.S. Department of Labor published its proposed tribal consultation policy in the Wednesday, April 18, 2012, Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 23283). This issuance of the proposed policy is in compliance with Executive...more

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/8/2012

On Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court clarified the steps trial courts must take to ensure that the notice requirements under the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) are strictly enforced in a consolidated order resolving two...more

by McAfee & Taft on 5/3/2012

In This Issue: - 2 GAO issues report on safety of federally unregulated gathering pipelines - 3 Advisory bulletin issued to natural gas cast iron distribution pipelines - 3 PHMSA’S FY 2013 budget focuses on hiring...more

by Dickinson Wright on 4/27/2012

In This Issue: THE KARUK TRIBE EMERGENCE by Dennis J. Whittlesey With a new stunning administrative victory in hand, the Karuk Tribe of California is already planning its path to the economic opportunities...more

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/13/2012

On April 2, the FTC announced that it filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada against a payday lending operation that allegedly charged undisclosed and inflated fees, and collected on...more

by Dickinson Wright on 3/30/2012

In this Issue: - DICKINSON WRIGHT JOINS FORCES WITH LEADING MACAU LAW FIRM MdME Dickinson Wright and MdME are pleased to announce that they have entered into a cooperation agreement to provide comprehensive legal...more

by Daniel Mandelbaum on 3/19/2012

Discussions about the existence of contemporary apartheid are quite often emotionally charged in popular discourse. Labeling a State or State actor as a perpetrator of apartheid can send an informed debate adrift. As a...more

by Collins & Collins, P.C. on 3/16/2012

Child custody disputes in New Mexico can involve many special circumstances that may not commonly arise in other states. For instance, given the large Native American population in New Mexico, a number of the children caught...more