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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

The Fall of the Chevron Doctrine: Implications for Indian Country and Alaska Native Corporations

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For forty years, the Chevron doctrine, established in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), has been a cornerstone of administrative law in the United States. Under the...more

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Alaska Native Corporations Are Considered Indian Tribes Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

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On June 25, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that Alaska Native Corporations (“ANCs”), are entitled to COVID-19 relief funds; solidifying that ANCs qualify as tribes. The ruling in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Alaska Native Corporations Now Eligible for CARES Act Funds Following Supreme Court Decision

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On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6–3 decision, in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, that Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) are “Indian tribes,” as defined by the Indian...more

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Supreme Court Says Alaska Native Corporations Are Tribal Governments Entitled to CARES Act Funds

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Like the emergency relief funding provided to state and local governments during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act of 2020 allocated an...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation

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On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, holding that Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) qualify as “Indian tribes” under the Indian Self-Determination and...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Who Gets To Decide What is a Major Source That Requires a Permit? That’s a Fine Question

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Over the past decade, there has been an unprecedented shift in investor focus toward the analysis use of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) risks and impacts in investment decision-making. While the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Supreme Court’s Environmental and Administrative Law Decisions in 2015-2016 Term

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This Advisory briefly reports on some of the significant U.S. Supreme Court actions from January through June 2016 related to environmental and administrative law. ...more

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Supreme Court Holds the Ninth Circuit Misinterpreted the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

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In 2007, National Park Service rangers stopped John Sturgeon from travelling by hovercraft on the Nation River within the boundaries of Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Park Service regulations ban the use of...more

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