Supreme Court Miniseries: Tribal Rights in the 21st Century
DE Talk | Building Foundational Relationships in Native American & Tribal Communities
Proof in Trial: Appellate Edition: Stand Up for California et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al.
Tribal Tax Exemption Under McGirt Gains Preliminary Victory
McGirt Uncertainty Extends to Federal Environmental Regulations in Indian Country
Not All Fun and Games: James T. Meggesto Shares How Native American Culture Becomes Caricature
Jessica Laughlin Dispels Common Misconceptions of What it Means to be Native American
Native American Affinity Group Chair John Haney Share the Role of Art in his Family's Culture
Podcast - Native American Law Updates with Ron Allen, Chairman/CEO of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Revisiting McGirt: New Legal Developments Challenge Oklahoma’s Landmark Ruling
The Immediate and Lasting Impacts of McGirt: A Novel Ruling for Oklahoma
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Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
Daily Compliance News: August 9, 2020, the Sunday Book Review, Old is New edition
Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 70-Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 58 – The Paradise Syndrome
Daily Compliance News: July 20, 2020-the Talk is Cheap edition
A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
Le 16 avril 2026, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique (« C.-B. ») a adopté le projet de loi 15 intitulé Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (le « projet de loi 15 »), qui apporte des modifications au mécanisme...more
The National Wildlife Federation (“NWF”) submitted February 17th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the agency’s proposed rule addressing the certification process under Section 401 of...more
On April 16, 2026, the province of British Columbia passed Bill 15, the Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 15), to amend the dispute resolution processes in the Environmental Assessment Act (EA Act). The...more
Le 25 mars 2026, le gouvernement du Québec a publié le Règlement modifiant le Règlement relatif à l’évaluation et l’examen des impacts sur l’environnement de certains projets (le « Règlement »), qui entrera en vigueur le 1er...more
On April 21, 2026, the California Attorney General (AG) filed a lawsuit against the City of Poway (City or Poway) alleging violations of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) after the discovery of ancestral human...more
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a final rule updating its regulations governing environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). USDA’s rulemaking was prompted by several...more
Global capital is once again finding opportunity in Canada’s major infrastructure, energy and resource development projects—and momentum is building. The message that Canada is ready to embark on a new era of infrastructure...more
On April 9, 2026, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) hosted a meeting on Tribal engagement in long-term transmission planning. The purpose of the meeting was to share information about transmission planning...more
On April 2, 2026, the Government of Alberta (Alberta) and the Government of Canada (Canada) announced the execution of a finalized Co-operation Agreement on Environmental and Impact Assessment (Co-operation Agreement). The...more
Since our last update in January, all states have been deemed approved for RHTP funding. Today, we are taking a closer look at how this affects OR, WA, and AK. On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the bill he has...more
The Development Law Service (LEGN) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will hold a webinar on April 30, 2026, at 14:30 (CEST) aimed at enhancing awareness and understanding of the legal...more
On April 9, 2026, we issued an update on President Trump’s March 26, 2026 Executive Order, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, warning that the EO’s False Claims Act enforcement architecture, including its...more
El Ministerio de Vivienda, Construcción y Saneamiento (MVCS) aprobó el Reglamento de Participación Ciudadana en la evaluación ambiental de proyectos de inversión y actividades vinculadas a vivienda, urbanismo, construcción y...more
L’obligation d’accommodement raisonnable, issue de l’article 10 de la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne (la « Charte »), impose à l’employeur d’adapter certaines règles, pratiques ou exigences professionnelles afin...more
On March 26, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors. ...more
This bulletin was last updated April 9, 2026. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has announced its latest design decisions for a formal competitive procurement for new electricity transmission build in...more
On October 15, 2025, the reality for over 2,000 residents of Western Alaska changed overnight. Evacuees—mostly Yup’ik families from the Alaska Native villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok—boarded jets to Anchorage, Fairbanks,...more
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging the Trump Administration’s executive order seeking to narrow birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. The Citizenship Clause declares...more
As we previously reported, Washington state enacted the “Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act,” a mini-WARN law that became effective on July 27, 2025 (“WA WARN Act”). The WA WARN Act has some...more
Jusqu’à récemment, les revendications de titres ancestraux visaient des terres publiques (c’est-à-dire, des terres dont le droit de propriété est dévolu au gouvernement fédéral ou à un gouvernement provincial). Or, deux...more
In Mid-America Milling Company v. United States Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:23-cv-00072 (“Mid-America”), the Plaintiffs challenged the United States Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) use of a rebuttable...more
On March 23, 2026, the Government of Alberta announced plans to enact legislation that will set a 120-day approval timeline for major projects. The approval timeline will be achieved through an accelerated process that...more
As the second quarter of 2026 begins, mining issuers and investors are navigating a market defined by policy priorities, capital discipline, and competition for high-quality assets. In recent mandates, we are seeing an...more
On March 18, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued an Area Identification Recommendation (Area ID) covering more than 69 million acres offshore of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). ...more
Until recently, claims for Aboriginal title have focused on Crown (government-owned) land. Two 2025 court decisions, Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney General) (Cowichan Tribes) and J.D. Irving, Limited et al. v. Wolastoqey...more