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
On May 6, 2026, the Department of the Interior announced it had conveyed approximately 1.4 million acres of land along the Dalton Utility Corridor to the State of Alaska. Secretary Doug Burgum stated the transfer advances the...more
The Supreme Court of Canada is poised to hear a case that will affect the future of mining and natural resource projects in British Columbia and across Canada. For participants in British Columbia's mining industry, the case...more
The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) has published proposed regulations implementing Illinois' artificial intelligence notice requirements for employment decisions....more
Dans un bulletin antérieur, nous avons examiné deux décisions judiciaires récentes qui ont abouti à des conclusions différentes sur la question de savoir si un titre ancestral peut être déclaré sur des terres privées. Dans...more
Le 21 mai 2026, le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (le « CRTC ») a rendu deux décisions très attendues qui font avancer la mise en œuvre du régime modernisé de la Loi sur la radiodiffusion....more
In our previous bulletin, we discussed two recent court decisions that reached different conclusions on whether Aboriginal title can be declared over privately owned lands. In J.D. Irving, Limited et al. v. Wolastoqey Nation...more
In a sharply worded order issued May 18, 2026, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) remanded the agency’s suspension of ATI Government Solutions, LLC, from the 8(a) Business...more
On May 21, 2026, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued two highly anticipated decisions advancing the implementation of the modernized Broadcasting Act. The decisions impose significant...more
This bulletin was updated on May 22, 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 Ontario’s...more
Lead agencies face increasing pressure to consult with Native American tribes before issuing discretionary approvals for development projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and related legislation. The...more
Over the last couple of years, we have written about a federal case brought by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (the Tribe) (here, here, and here) involving key issues related to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...more
Budget issues dominated much of Washington’s 2026 legislative session, but also reflected the continuation of the state’s environmental policy agenda, particularly Washington’s climate, clean energy, and environmental...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) received extensive comment letters in response to its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on prediction markets, issued on March 12, 2026. The ANPRM launched the...more
On April 7, 2026, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) issued a memorandum directing Army contracting activities to use competitive procedures as the preference over sole...more
On April 27, 2026, Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced companion bills, H.R. 8511 and S. 4390, titled the Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act. ...more
The Federal Government has launched the National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBio), established under the National Bioeconomy Strategy created by Decree No. 12,044/2024. The initiative aims to transform Brazil’s...more
Less than one year after the federal government introduced the Building Canada Act (BCA) to accelerate major projects, on May 8, 2026, it put forth more ambitious proposals to streamline various federal approvals for...more
El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (MADS) de Colombia publicó para consulta pública un proyecto de resolución que establece los Términos de Referencia (TdR) para la licencia ambiental global (LAG) o definitiva...more
On March 25, 2026, the Government of Quebec published the Règlement modifiant le Règlement relatif à l’évaluation et l’examen des impacts sur l’environnement de certains projets (Regulation to amend the Regulation regarding...more
On May 6, 2026, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP); Office of Management and Budget (OMB); Department of Defense (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)...more
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