In series of Treaties with the Creek Nation in the 1830s, the United States established a Reservation for the Creeks, covering millions of acres in northeastern Oklahoma, including land on which the City of Tulsa is located....more
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The nation’s third Coronavirus relief bill, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), was signed into law on Friday March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides for rapid, substantial, financial...more
The novel coronavirus, and the respiratory disease it causes (COVID-19), continue to exact a human toll. As state and national governments fight to mitigate the impact, businesses are also attempting to address the social and...more
Tara Sweeney, an Iñupiaq citizen, has been nominated to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior. Ms. Sweeney’s nomination is subject to confirmation by the Senate, which will...more
Last month the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington held that a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Takedown Notice triggered a policyholder’s obligation to notify its claims-made insurer....more
John Doe, a teenage member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, was working as an intern at a Dollar General store on the Tribe’s Reservation when he was sexually molested by the manager of the store. Doe sued Dollar...more
On June 13, 2016, the Supreme Court issued a decision in United States v. Bryant, resolving a circuit split to hold that tribal-court convictions for domestic violence may be used as predicate offenses for the federal felony...more
On March 22, 2016, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Nebraska v. Parker. In this case, Nebraska challenged the Omaha Indian Tribe’s right to enforce a Department of Interior-approved liquor ordinance on parts of the...more
On January 25, 2016, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. United States, rejecting an argument that equitable tolling preserves some claims against the United States for failure to pay...more
On Thursday December 11, 2014, the press was abuzz about a just released Department of Justice memorandum titled “Policy Statement Regarding Marijuana Issues in Indian Country.” Some news outlets heralded the memorandum as a...more
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision, highly anticipated by Indian tribes and Indian law practitioners, in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, et al. In a 5-4 split, the Court reaffirmed the doctrine of...more