Administrative Law, Indigenous Peoples, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Focus on Mining: The New Fisheries Act: What Miners Need To Know

by Dentons on 11/8/2012

The repeal and enactment of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (“CEAA”) and amendments to other federal legislation is the most significant change in federal environmental assessment (EA) since the legislation was...more

Droit Autochtone – Ententes récentes entre le gouvernement du Québec et les peuples autochtones

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/1/2012

Septembre 2012 — Une entente importante a été signée au cours de l’été entre le Gouvernement du Québec et les Cris relativement à la gouvernance du territoire de la Baie-James. ENTENTE SUR LA GOUVERNANCE DU TERRITOIRE...more

Aboriginal Law - Recent agreements between the Government of Quebec and Aboriginal People:

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 9/21/2012

September 2012 — An important agreement between the Government of Quebec and the Crees was signed over the course of the summer regarding the governance of the James Bay Territory. AGREEMENT ON GOVERNANCE IN THE EEYOU...more

Gaming Legal News - July 25, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 18

by Dickinson Wright on 7/27/2012

In This Issue: - THE CARCIERI CHALLENGE: PROVING “UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION [AS OF 1934]” by Dennis J. Whittlesey: The June 18 Supreme Court ruling in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band (“Gun Lake Band”) v. Patchak...more

Judge Gold Issues Another Historic Everglades Order This Week: EPA Proposal Moves Forward

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 7/19/2012

United States District Judge Alan Gold makes news this month (again) with another Everglades Order: you'll recall that he issued a pretty big ruling last fall with his decision to put the federal government and not the State...more

McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2012: BLM issues proposed regulations concerning hydraulic fracturing by Jessica John Bowman

by McAfee & Taft on 7/10/2012

The Bureau of Land Management has proposed a rule intended to regulate the use of hydraulic fracturing on the 756 million subsurface acres of federal and Indian mineral estate overseen by the BLM. The proposed rule, which...more

Federal Agencies Move to Regulate Aspects of Hydraulic Fracturing

by Morgan Lewis on 5/8/2012

The U.S. Department of the Interior issues proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issues draft Underground Injection Control program permitting guidance...more

Federal Government Standing Committee Provides First Indications of the Content of Pending Regulatory Reform

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/16/2012

On March 13, 2012, the federal Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development released its Report in the statutory review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA). This Report recommends a variety of...more

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Agrees to Air Quality Rules

by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 1/20/2012

In a landmark agreement, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) reached a “government-to-government” agreement with the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians to enforce some of the SCAQMD’s air quality regulations...more

Gaming Legal News - May 26, 2011 • Volume 4, Number 17/18

by Dickinson Wright on 5/26/2011

In This Issue: - NEWLY RECOGNIZED AND SEARCHING FOR A CASINO LOCATION ON LONG ISLAND by Dennis J. Whittlesey - WHAT IS OKLAHOMA DOING TO ITS NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION? by Dennis J. Whittlesey Excerpt from...more

Richmond Casino Case: How Early Is Too Early for CEQA?

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/16/2010

In Parchester Village Neighborhood Council v. City of Richmond, the California Court of Appeal recently held that the City of Richmond’s decision to enter into a Municipal Services Agreement (MSA) with a Native American tribe...more

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