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
In October 2025, the California Chamber of Commerce filed the Building an Affordable California Act (BACA) voter initiative, a comprehensive reform to modernize California’s project approval process and remove longstanding...more
Introduction and overview of the reform - On 9 December 2025, the Government released the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill, which are intended to repeal and replace the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) by...more
On December 11, 2025, Hydro-Québec announced that a new call for tenders for wind power projects will be launched in spring 2026 to meet Quebec’s growing demand for electricity....more
Le 11 décembre 2025, Hydro-Québec a annoncé le lancement d’un nouvel appel d’offres éolien au printemps 2026 afin de répondre à la croissance de la demande en électricité au Québec....more
Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that tribal officials could not claim sovereign immunity or qualified immunity from potential liability for failure to remit taxes on cigarette sales to the State of...more
In early December 2025, federally regulated derivatives exchange KalshiEX LLC filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut challenging a cease-and-desist order issued by the Connecticut Department of...more
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Le 13 novembre 2025, le premier ministre du Canada a annoncé la deuxième série de projets qui seront soumis à l’examen du Bureau des grands projets (le « BGP »). Par suite de l’adoption du projet de loi C-5, Loi édictant...more
The global competitiveness of Canada's energy sector was front and centre at the 10th annual National Energy Roundtable conference in Toronto. A packed house of business leaders, innovators and policymakers shared their...more
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On November 27, 2025, the Governments of Canada and Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) in which they agreed to collaborate, alongside Indigenous peoples, to develop energy infrastructure that supports...more
Le présent bulletin a été mis à jour le 21 novembre 2025 Le présent bulletin fait le point concernant l’appel d’offres sur l’approvisionnement en ressources à plus long terme (Long Lead-Time Request for Proposals) (l’« appel...more
Governor Bob Ferguson's Executive Order 25-10, issued October 22, 2025, calls for a more meaningful, accountable relationship between Washington state and Tribal Nations. The Order directs all cabinet agencies to strengthen...more
On November 12, 2025 Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent letters to the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Administrator Loeffler and the SBA Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) attacking the SBA’s 8(a) program. ...more
During his November 19 nomination hearing for CFTC chair before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Michael Selig — currently chief counsel for the SEC Crypto Task Force — faced extensive questioning...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced a sweeping set of six new interagency agreements (IAAs) that fundamentally alter how major federal education programs will be administered. These agreements —...more
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This bulletin was updated on November 21, 2025. This is the latest on the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Long Lead-Time Request for Proposals (LLT RFP). The LLT RFP aims to address growing demand in...more
On Nov. 18, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced six new interagency agreements (IAAs) with the departments of Labor (DOL), Interior (DOI), Health and Human Services (HHS) and State. These agreements reflect the...more
On Nov. 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced agreements with the Departments of Labor (DOL), Interior (DOI), Health and Human Services (HHS) and State with the intent to reduce administrative burden and...more
In this era of industrialized capitalism, there are serious economic incentives to promote products in nascent industries. Intellectual property and the corresponding legal framework help achieve this promotion. ...more
On November 13, 2025, the Prime Minister of Canada announced the referral of a second tranche of projects to the Major Projects Office (MPO). With the introduction of Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour...more
Federal appellate courts are currently confronting pivotal questions about hazardous substance designations, cultural natural resource damages, and judicial oversight of EPA settlements. D.C. Circuit to Hear PFAS CERCLA...more
Six Democratic AGs submitted a comment letter in opposition to a proposal by the U.S. Department of the Interior to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Conservation and Landscape Health Rule (Public Lands Rule)....more
Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced progress on its long-term plan to lease areas for critical mineral development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). First, on Nov. 10, 2025, BOEM...more