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
The mining industry convened at PDAC 2026 amid growing confidence that a new global commodities supercycle is emerging. Market fundamentals and mineral demand have aligned in a manner that may define this as the most...more
2025 was another consequential year in the consumer finance industry. On the federal level, President Donald Trump started his second term in January and since then has led an unprecedented rollback of federal agency...more
This bulletin was updated on February 26, 2026. 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
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Request for Information and Interest (RFI) regarding potential commercial leasing for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) hard minerals off the coast of Alaska....more
Buffalo, in football and life, just can’t catch a break. Last fall, I drew attention to the heated debate over American bison (Bison bison) grazing on federal (public) and private lands in Montana (Wenning, 2025). The...more
California cardrooms have operated for decades under a distinct legal framework that prohibits “banked” casino games such as traditional blackjack outside of tribal lands, while allowing cardrooms to offer player banked games...more
At the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) annual CEDA address which took place on 19 February 2026, ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb reflected on the last 12 months of ACCC activity and outlined the ACCC’s...more
We recently provided an update regarding ongoing activities involving the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the SBA’s 8(a) Program, including one on a hearing held by Senate Committee on Small Business and...more
In a striking departure from recent years, the courts of appeal published only eight CEQA opinions in 2025. Of these decisions, four found prejudicial CEQA violations in negative declarations and EIRs and provide important...more
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership (“IRWP”) issued its 2025 Annual Report (“Report”). IRWP describes itself as a: … non-profit that works to improve the integrity of the Illinois River Watershed through public...more
On Dec. 15, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) finalized two regulations that aim to facilitate the sustainable development of tribal economies by clarifying uncertainties and ambiguities...more
On January 22, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued a 40‑year original license to FFP Project 101, LLC (FFP) to construct and operate a 1,200‑megawatt pumped storage hydropower facility,...more
In December 2025, the Department of Interior, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, announced a “targeted review” of the Federal Subsistence Management Program (the “Program”) created by the Alaska National...more
On 13 January 2026, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Water Quality Certification Rule (the Proposed Rule) that would narrow state and tribal authority to review and...more
Countless businesses, including tribal nations operating through compact agreements with the state of Minnesota, anticipate entering the North Star State’s legal cannabis market in 2026. Since the state legalized adult-use...more
On December 11, 2025, the Alaska Native organization Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic, and environmental organizations Center for Biological Diversity and The Wilderness Society (together, “Plaintiffs”) sued the United...more
On December 16, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service issued a Final Rule implementing section 139E-1 of the Internal Revenue Code and the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014. The rule governs when benefits provided...more
Across the United States, prisons and jails have experienced a steady rise in contraband being delivered by unmanned aerial systems (UAS)—most commonly known as drones— both inside secure perimeters and at locations...more
Maine will soon offer internet gaming, with a focus on creating economic opportunities for the Wabanaki Nations and other federally recognized tribes in the state. More than a year after the Legislature introduced a...more
Recently, a Kentucky resident filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, alleging that a group of lenders issued illegal high-interest loans to Kentucky residents in...more
Given the new year, I thought it would be helpful to provide a summary of recent events involving the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the SBA’s 8(a) Program. ...more
In the wake of a Dec. 2, 2025, analysis by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) of race-based programs awarded by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), educational institutions receiving or administering federal education...more
Aperçu Le 5 décembre 2025, la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a publié sa décision dans l’affaire Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner) (l’« affaire Gitxaala ») (en anglais seulement),...more
Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) has concluded the joint trial of constitutional lawsuits involving Law No. 14,701/2023, known as the Indigenous Time Limit Requirement Act (marco temporal). A majority of the Court reaffirmed the...more
Deux décisions récentes des tribunaux ont de nouveau porté l’attention sur la question de savoir si un titre ancestral peut s’appliquer à des terres privées (ou « en fief simple »). Dans ces décisions, les tribunaux répondent...more