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State of Alaska Sues U.S. Government Over Native Gaming Decision

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The State of Alaska (the State) has embarked on a significant legal journey, filing a lawsuit against the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) and the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). This lawsuit...more

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Trump Administration Seeks to “Unleash” Alaska’s “Extraordinary Resource Potential” ‎Through Directives to the ‎BLM

On the President’s first day in office, January 20, the White House released Executive Order 14153, titled “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential” (the “Alaska EO”). The Alaska EO states that: The State of...more

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From Barriers to Bridges: Navigating the Unique Landscape of Indigenous Enterprise Financing

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In recent years, growing attention and effort has been placed on studying Indigenous economies in Canada with the aim of closing gaps in business, project, community and housing financing, ultimately closing the...more

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A Flurry of Mining Announcements in Ontario to Start 2025

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The Ontario government launched into 2025 with a series of announcements on mineral exploration, its critical minerals strategy and cooperation with the United States. While we cannot lose sight of the subsequent election...more

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Recent Judicial Decision of Interest to Energy Lawyers

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Energy lawyers are frequently met with challenging legal issues within a rapidly changing regulatory and legal environment. It is essential to stay up to date on the latest caselaw from courts across Canada, and this article...more

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Federal Freeze Rescinded: Implications for Tribal Governments and ANCs

On January 27th, the Trump administration ordered a freeze on all disbursements of federal funds through a memorandum signed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB memo stated that the freeze does not apply to...more

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EPA Withdraws Proposed Rule to Implement Federal Water Quality Standards on Tribal Lands

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On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the withdrawal of a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) it had promulgated on May 5, 2023, which would have established federal Clean Water Act...more

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The Alaska Executive Order: What It Means for Energy, Tribes, and Federal Lands‎

On January 20, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential” (the “Alaska EO”). The order reverses decisions by the Biden administration to limit energy resource...more

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Trump Moves to Advance Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe

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In a historic move, President Donald J. Trump has signed a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of the Interior to submit a plan to secure full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. This...more

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“Frequent” Calls for Power: Newly Re-Elected BC Government Prioritizes Clean Energy Development in 2025

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On 16 January 2025, the Government of British Columbia released mandate letters for Premier David Eby's new cabinet (Mandate Letters). The Mandate Letters direct cabinet ministers to focus on growing BC's economy and...more

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Potential Impacts of Trump’s DEI Executive Order on SBAs, Alaska Native Corporations, ‎and Tribes

On January 20, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” The order states that it ends “all discriminatory and illegal preferences,...more

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ANC Shareholder Preferences Should Continue Despite Executive Order Revoking Affirmative Action and DEI Initiatives in Federal...

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Alaska Native Corporations have been legally permitted to preferentially hire their shareholders based on a 1992 amendment to a federal statute enacted in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act – Section 1626(g). In other...more

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Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

Summary - Within 90 days of the Order, the Secretary of the Interior will submit a plan to the President to assist the Lumbee Tribe in obtaining full Federal recognition through legislation or other methods. The Lumbee tribe...more

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Minnesota Draft Cannabis Rules Provide Clarity on Licensed Cannabis Business Operations

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The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) recently published a notice of intent to adopt expedited rules and opened a 30-day public comment period. ...more

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USPTO Takes First Steps Following New WIPO Treaty

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Last May, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted a new treaty related genetic resources and traditional knowledge thereof (the “Treaty”). The Treaty will impose new disclosure requirements on patent...more

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Brazil Passes Bio-inputs Law

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On December 24, 2024, Brazil passed Federal Law No. 15,070/2024 (the “Bio-inputs Law”). The Bio-inputs Law aims to regulate many aspects of the use of bio-inputs in the agricultural sector, including the production, import or...more

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Seven California Tribes Sue California Card Rooms Over Banking Mechanisms for Card Games

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Nearly one hundred (100) “[d]efendants brazenly profit from illegal gambling” in California, according to a legal complaint filed by seven (7) casino-owning Native American tribes in the Superior Court of California in...more

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Big Changes to How Things Are Built in Quebec

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The last few months of 2024 saw a wave of new legislation in Quebec that changes how projects are developed in the infrastructure, mining and construction industries. Five separate bills were adopted by the Quebec government...more

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Proposed Regulations Provide Clarity on Tax Treatment of Entities Wholly Owned by Tribal Governments

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS issued the Proposed Regulations on Oct. 9, 2024, providing long-awaited guidance on entities wholly owned by Tribal governments and organized or incorporated exclusively under the...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 1.10.25

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The White House announced on Monday that President Joe Biden would ban new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of the U.S. coastline. The order will protect 625 million acres of ocean along America’s Atlantic and Pacific...more

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Wind Farms: NIMBY Unless You Ask Permission

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For the Osage Indian Tribe, it’s more like “IMBY if you pay me”.  In the latest interation of United States and Osage Minerals Council v. Osage Wind LLC et al the US District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma awarded...more

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Maternal Deaths are Rising—and Maternity Wards are Closing Citing High Costs, Maternal Care is Increasingly Scarce in Rural...

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Seven million women of childbearing age currently reside in counties where there is no hospital-based obstetrics care, birthing center, OB-GYN, or certified nurse-midwife, The New York Times reported last month. Since 2015,...more

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Renewable Energy Update 12.26.24

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The Department of Energy has announced plans to prepare environmental reviews for three proposed hydrogen hubs in Appalachia, California, and the Pacific Northwest as part of the Biden administration’s initiative to establish...more

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CFPB report discusses medical debt, Senators urge CFPB to finalize rule

On December 12, the CFPB released a report titled “Medical Collections on Credit Reports in Native American Communities,” which analyzed the impact of medical debt collections on credit reports in predominantly American...more

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Nebraska Tribe Asks Supreme Court to Undo Tobacco Sales Ruling

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A Nebraska tribe’s tobacco businesses are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in HCI Distribution Inc., et al. v. Michael T. Hilgers, et al. This decision concluded that the...more

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