Indigenous Peoples Updates – May 24, 2012

by Lawson Lundell LLP on 5/21/2012

Canada is rapidly becoming recognized as one of the world’s energy superpowers. Our nation is now the leading foreign supplier of oil to the U.S., delivering nearly twice as much each year as Saudi Arabia. In addition, ninety...more

by Lawson Lundell LLP on 5/14/2012

In May, 2008, the Beaver Lake Cree Nation (“BLCN”) filed a lawsuit in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench against the governments of Canada and Alberta (Lameman v. Alberta) claiming that the cumulative impacts of development...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