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2024 Federal Courts Cases

Last updated:November 27, 2024

Next update should be ready by: December 4, 2024

Recently Added Cases:

Paul Curtis Pemperton v. Michael Miller
2024 WL 4891560
No. 24-7027
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
November 26, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction

 

Kristin Ann Tix v. Robert William Tix
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4894651
No. 24-cv-1824 (KMM/ECW)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
November 26, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction

 

United States v. Gloria E. Benjamin and St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
2024 WL 4880646
24-cv-370-jdp
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
November 25, 2024

Legal Topics: Property Ownership

 

Hopi Tribe et al. v. Donald Trump
2024 WL 4880466
Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-02590 (TSC), Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-02605 (TSC), Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-02606 (TSC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
November 25, 2024

Legal Topics: Antiquities Act; Motion to Reopen Case and Lift Stay

 

Bobby C. Sayles v. Carrie Bridges
2024 WL 4886050
Case No. 21-CV-0565-JFH-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
November 25, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction; Writ of Habeas Corpus

 

Tony Goldtooth v. United States Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2024 WL 4866953
No. 23-4202
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
November 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act; Relocation Benefits

 

Cody Allen Bruner v. Steven Harpe
2024 WL 4874218
Case No. 21-CV-0562-GKF-CDL
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
November 22, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction; Habeas Petition

 

Annette Mattia et al. v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4858427
No. CV-24-00252-TUC-RM
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
November 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Wrongful Death; Appointed Personal Representative

 

Hackford v. United States Department of the Interior
2024 WL 4839279
Case No. 2:24-cv-00700
United States District Court, D. Utah, Central Division.
November 20, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Membership

 

Wa He Lut Indian School v. Smith
2024 WL 4825384
CASE NO. 24-cv-05796-BHS
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Tacoma.
November 19, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Court Jurisdiction

 

United States v. Santiago Martinez
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4821164
No. 23-2193, No. 24-2002, No. 24-2004
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
November 19, 2024

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Indian Country

 

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November

California v. Del Rosa, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4819461
No. 2:23-cv-00743-KJM-SCR
United States District Court, E.D. California.
November 18, 2024

Legal Topics: Contraband Cigarette Tax Act (CCTA); Indian Country

 

California v. Del Rosa, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4819459
No. 2:23-cv-00743-KJM-SCR
United States District Court, E.D. California.
November 18, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Ex parte Young

 

Clark, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4763759
No. 22-2141
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
November 13, 2024

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity; Water Rights

 

Protect The Peninsula's Future v. Haaland
2024 WL 4751512
CASE NO. CV23-5737-BHS
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
November 12, 2024

Legal Topics: Motion to Intervene; Treaty Rights

 

Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4475094
No. CV-24-08154-PCT-DJH
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
November 5, 2024

Legal Topics: Cultural Property; Environmental Protection; Administrative Procedures Act (APA)

 

Running Bird v. Mertens-Jones, et al.
2024 WL 4653352
4:21-CV-04197-ECS
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.
November 1, 2024

Legal Topics: Free Exercise; Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)

 

Parker v. Halftown, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4651794
5:24-cv-886 (BKS/TWD)
United States District Court, N.D. New York.
November 1, 2024

Legal Topics: Habeas Petition; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA); Tribal Court Exhaustion

 

October

Eggers v. Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
2024 WL 4629114
No. 2:24-CV-00078-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
October 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Employment Discrimination; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Butrick v. Dine Development Corporation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4651794
Civil Action No. 3:23-cv-884-HEH
United States District Court, E.D. Virginia.
October 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4643714
Case No. 19-cv-588-JDR-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
October 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Conflict of Interest; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Counterclaims

 

Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4635540
Case No. 19-cv-588-JDR-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
October 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Official Immunity; Counterclaims

 

Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4643701
Case No. 19-cv-588-JDR-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
October 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)

 

Cook v. Bridges
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4556062
Case No. 21-CV-0461-JFH-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
October 23, 2024

Legal Topics: 1866 Treaty of Washington; Freedmen; Indian Status

 

United States v. Guinn
2024 WL 4491585
Case No. 24-CR-131-JFH
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
October 15, 2024

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Indian Status; Judicial Notice

 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, et al. v. Rollin, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4471157
No. 21-11643
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
October 11, 2024

Legal Topics: Cultural Resources; Sovereign Immunity

 

United States v. Little
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4469751
No. 23-5077
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
October 11, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule

 

Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland, et al.
2024 WL 4475094
No. CV-24-08154-PCT-DJH
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
October 11, 2024

Legal Topics: Amicus Participation; Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs

 

Village of Dot Lake v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al.
2024 WL 4466826
Case No. 3:24-cv-00137-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
October 10, 2024

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedures Act; Motion to Intervene

 

Holley, et al. v. The United States Department of the Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4432817
Case No. 2:24-cv-01629-GMN-DJA
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
October 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Stay of Administrative Proceedings; Intra-Tribal Dispute

 

Dunn v. Global Trust Management, LLC, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4379966
No. 21-10120, No. 21-10121
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
October 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Arbitration Agreement; Tribal Law

 

United States v. Harper
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4376127
No. 23-5091
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
October 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Indian Status

 

September

Comanche Nation v. Dept. of the Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4365156
Case No. CIV-22-425-G
United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.
September 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Gaming Compact; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Preliminary Injunction

 

Comanche Nation v. Dept. of the Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4363322
Case No. CIV-22-425-G
United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.
September 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Gaming Compact; Standing; Motion to Dismiss

 

California Valley Miwok Tribe, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3756397
Civil Action No. 24-00947 (TSC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
September 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Recognition; Tribal Membership; Preliminary Injunction

 

United States v. DeQuattro, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4314969
Nos. 23-1115, 23-1116, 23-1138, 23-1139
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
September 27, 2024

Legal Topics: Bribery; Tribal Agent; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

United States v. Town of Lac du Flambeau, et al.
2024 WL 4297671
23-cv-355-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
September 26, 2024

Legal Topics: Allotment; Right-of-Way Easement; Power to Exclude

 

Cherokee Nation v. Department of Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4286048
Case No. 1:19-cv-02154 (TNM)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
September 25, 2024

Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Trust Accounting

 

Channing, et al. v. Seneca-Cayuga Nation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4284198
Case No. 23-cv-00458-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
September 24, 2024

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedures Act; Secretarial Election

 

Channing, et al. v. Seneca-Cayuga Nation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4271569
Case No. 23-cv-00458-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
September 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Civil Rights Act; Writ of Habeas Corpus; Tribal Exhaustion

 

Calamar Construction Services, Inc. v. Mashpee Wampanoag Village Limited Partnership, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4241996
CIVIL ACTION NO. 23-10786-WGY
United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.
September 19, 2024

Legal Topics: Diversity Jurisdiction; Stateless Party

 

Hendrix v. Bridges
2024 WL 4216632
Case No. 23-CV-0322-JFH-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
September 17, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Writ of Habeas Corpus

 

Newberg, et al. v. Wellpath Recovery Solutions, et al.
2024 WL 4212970
2:20-cv-646-JLB-NPM, 2:20-cv-883-JLB-NPM, 2:22-cv-54-JLB-KCD
United States District Court, M.D. Florida.
September 17, 2024

Legal Topics: Free Exercise Clause; Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)

 

Lexington Insurance Company, et al. v. Smith, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4195334
No.22-35784
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
September 16, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; En Banc Petition

 

Wilson v. Bridges
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4132399
No. 24-5041
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
September 10, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Cherokee Freedmen

 

State of California v. Azuma Corporation, et al.
2024 WL 4131831
No. 23-16200
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
September 10, 2024

Legal Topics: Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act); Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Hannah v. KOMAN Holdings, LLC, et al.
2024 WL 4069067
Case No. 2:23-cv-3439
United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Eastern Division.
September 5, 2024

Legal Topics: Alaska Native Corporation; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

 

Erwine v. United States, et al.
2024 WL 4029202
Case No. 3:24-cv-00045-MMD-CSD
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
September 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Stay Discovery; Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Employees

 

August

LaBatte v. Gangle, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4008308
1:24-CV-01014-ECS
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Northern Division.
August 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA)

 

Perez v. City of San Antonio
2024 WL 3963878
No. 23-50746
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
August 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Free Exercise Clause; Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA); Texas Constitution

 

United States, et al. v. State of Washington, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3965925
Case No. C70-9213RSM
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
August 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Subproceeding; Stillaguamish Tribe; Treaty Fishing Rights

 

Great American Life Insurance Company v. Secretary, United States Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3992309
Case No. 1:16-cv-699
United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division.
August 27, 2024

Legal Topics: Transfer of Venue; Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program

 

Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3900364
No. CV-24-08154-PCT-DJH
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
August 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Historic Properties; Water Rights; Preliminary Injunction

 

NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al.
2024 WL 3903975
5:22-cv-5027
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
August 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Native American Organization

 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. Department of Army, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3884194
Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-78
United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.
August 20, 2024

Legal Topics: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); Carlisle Indian School

 

NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al.
2024 WL 3875755
5:22-cv-5027
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
August 20, 2024

Legal Topics: Summary Judgment; Discrimination; Class Action

 

Danderson v. Page, et al.
2024 WL 3913051
Case No. 24-CV-208-JFH-GLJ
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
August 20, 2024

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus; Tribal Court; Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies

 

United States v. King
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3874842
CR-23-98-GF-BMM-1
United States District Court, D. Montana.
August 19, 2024

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Tribal Court

 

Hinton v. Cherokee Nation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3844799
Civil Action No. 23-1422 (RDM)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
August 16, 2024

Legal Topics: Cherokee Freedmen; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3819103
No. 20-126
United States Court of Federal Claims.
August 14, 2024

Legal Topics: Breach of Trust; Fort Laramie Treaty

 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3830276
Case No. 1:16-cv-10317
United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
August 14, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Contract Health; Discovery

 

Garrett v. Sycuan Casino
2024 WL 3798398
Case No.: 3:24-cv-01296-JES-SBC
United States District Court, S.D. California.
August 13, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

California Valley Miwok Tribe, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3756397
Case No. 22-cv-1740 (JMC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
August 12, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Recognition; Tribal Membership

 

Unite Here v. Wilton Rancheria
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3706773
No. 2:23-cv-02767-KJM-SCR
United States District Court, E.D. California.
August 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Labor Relations; Arbitration; Ripeness

 

HCI Distribution, Inc. v. Peterson, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3630135
No. 23-2311
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
August 2, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Commerce Clause; Tobacco Product Regulations; Taxation

 

July

Roybal v. Schnell
2024 WL 3569497
File No. 24-cv-1652 (ECT/DTS)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
July 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Religious Freedom

 

United States of America v. Joey Anthony Andy
2024 WL 3556176
No. 1:23-CR-02054-MKD
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
July 26, 2024

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction

 

L. B. v. United States of America, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3518322
No. 23-35538
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
July 24, 2024

Legal Topics: Summary Judgment; Scope of Authority; Judicial Reassignment

 

United States v. Wood
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3504408
No. 23-5027
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
July 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Indian Status; Authenticity of Record

 

United States v. Holt
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3510296
Case No. 24-CR-0050-JFH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
July 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Search Warrant; Probable Cause; Good Faith Exception

 

Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Bhatt
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3509491
Civil Action No. 22-2299 (RC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
July 23, 2024

Legal Topics: National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA); Administrative Procedure Act (APA); Programmatic Agreement

 

Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians v. California, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3898546
Case No. 5:23-cv-00620-SSS-DTBx
United States District Court, C.D. California.
July 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Good Faith Negotiation

 

Bibeau v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3465271
No. 23-2923
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
July 19, 2024

Legal Topics: Taxation; Treaty Rights; Self-Employment Income

 

Protect The Peninsula's Future, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
2024 WL 3444467
CASE NO. CV23-5737-BHS
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
July 17, 2024

Legal Topics: Refuge Act; Administrative Procedure Act (APA); Tribal Economic Development

 

Wright v. Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Human Services
2024 WL 3639619
Case No. 3:24-cv-00253-MMD-CLB
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
July 17, 2024

Legal Topics: Writ of Habeas Corpus; Child Custody; Tribal Exhaustion

 

House v. National Park Service, et al.
2024 WL 3401049
Civ. No. 22-970 SCY/KK
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
July 12, 2024

Legal Topics: Fourth Amendment; Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA); Administrative Procedures Act (APA)

 

Tesoro High Plains Pipeline Company, LLC v. United States of America, et al.
2024 WL 3359433
Case No. 1:21-cv-90
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
July 10, 2024

Legal Topics: Rights-of-way; Preliminary Injunction; Administrative Proceedings

 

Pakootas, et al. v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.
2024 WL 3354427
No. 2:04-CV-00256-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
July 9, 2024

Legal Topics: Cultural Resource Damage; Interlocutory Appeal

 

California Land Stewardship Council LLC v. County of Shasta, et al.
2024 WL 3362460
No. 2:24-cv-00964-JAM-DMC
United States District Court, E.D. California.
July 8, 2024

Legal Topics: Intergovernmental Agreement; State Court Removal; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Economic Development Authority of the Fort Sill Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache Tribe v.
The Business Committee of the Fort Sill Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache Tribe, et al.
2024 WL 3755243
Case No. CIV-24-661-R
United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.
July 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Temporary Restraining Order; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Tribal Law

 

June

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3219481
No. 23-5076
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
June 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Land Into Trust; Administrative Procedure Act (APA); Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)

 

Association of Washington Business, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
2024 WL 3225937
No. 23-cv-3605 (DLF)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
June 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Fishing Rights; Administrative Procedure Act; Clean Water Act

 

Seamon v. Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise, et al.
2024 WL 3183133
No. CV-23-08523-PCT-MTL
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
June 26, 2024

Legal Topics: Arm of the Tribe; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

State of Alaska v. Newland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3178000
Case No. 3:23-cv-00007-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
June 26, 2024

Legal Topics: Land Into Trust; Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; Indian Reorganization Act

 

Tanner-Brown v. Haaland
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3152558
No. 22-5302
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
June 25, 2024

Legal Topics: Injury-in-Fact; Standing; Freedmen

 

Rincon Mushroom Corporation of America, et al. v. Mazzetti, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3066049
No. 23-55111
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 20, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Court; Tribal Regulatory Jurisdiction

 

Santee Sioux Nation v. Tso, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
NO. 8:23-CV-530
United States District Court, D. Nebraska.
June 20, 2024

Legal Topics: Contracts Dispute Act (CDA); Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)

 

Rodriguez v. State of Montana
2024 WL 3066150
CV 17-104-H-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
June 20, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act; Jurisdiction

 

Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3033404
2021-1366
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
June 18, 2024

Legal Topics: Breach of Fiduciary Duties; Tucker Act; Water Rights

 

Navajo Nation, et al. v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
2024 WL 3299986
No. CV-19-08340-PCT-JJT
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
June 18, 2024

Legal Topics: Land Into Trust; Easement; Intervention

 

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. BNSF Railway Company
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3027911
Cause No. C15-0543RSL
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
June 17, 2024

Legal Topics: Trespass Restitution

 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. Ure, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3013377
Case No. 2:23-cv-00295-DBB-JCB
United States District Court, D. Utah.
June 14, 2024

Legal Topics: Sale of Trust Lands; Civil Rights Acts; Sovereign Immunity

 

Quechan Indian Tribe v. United States of America
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3316309
Case No.: 02cv01096 JAH-MDD
United States District Court, S.D. California.
June 13, 2024

Legal Topics: Cultural Resource Damages; Resource Equivalency Analysis

 

Proctor v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2941625
Case No. CIV-21-307-GLJ
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
June 11, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)

 

Caremark, LLC, et al. v. Choctaw Nation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2887396
No. 22-15543
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 10, 2024

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity Waiver; Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)

 

Metlakatla Indian Community v. Dunleavy, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2881687
Case No. 5:20-cv-00008-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
June 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Off-Reservation Fishing Rights

 

Tohono O'odham Nation, et al. v. United States Department of Interior, et al.
2024 WL 2863506
No. CV-24-00034-TUC-JGZ
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
June 6, 2024

Legal Topics: Failure to State a Claim; Administrative Procedures Act (APA); Final Agency Action

 

Townsend Ranch LLC, et al. v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2852190
NO. 2:23-CV-0170-TOR
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
June 5, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)

 

Old Bull v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2830707
CV 22-109-BLG-KLD
United States District Court, D. Montana.
June 4, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act; Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act

 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, et al. v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2821840
No. 21-1527
United States Court of Federal Claims.
June 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Breach of Trust; National Indian Forest Resources Management Act

 

May

Gila River Indian Community, et al. v. Becerra, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2803316
Civil Action No. 21-cv-1401 (TSC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
May 31, 2024

Legal Topics: Compact of Self Governance; Veteran Affairs Reimbursement

 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2760679
No. 21-1664
United States Court of Federal Claims.
May 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Breach of Fiduciary Duties; National Indian Forest Resources Management Act

 

Natural Resources Defense Council v. Haaland
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2340796
No. 21-15163
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Filed May 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Consultation; Endangered Species Act

 

Taccara Mesteth v. Jennifer Odegard
2024 WL 2371886
4:23-CV-04135-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.
Filed May 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. State of Washington, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2281567
No. 23-35066
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
May 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Fishing Treaty Rights; Factual Findings

 

United States v. Marquez
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2302129
1:21-cr-01510-KWR-1
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
May 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Venue Clause

 

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. BNSF Railway Company
2024 WL 2274336
Cause No. C15-0543RSL
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
May 20, 2024

Legal Topics: Restitution; Trespass

 

Graham v. White
2024 WL 2228601
No. 23-5069
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
May 17, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Writ of Habeas Corpus

 

United States v. Smith
2024 WL 2228601
No. 23-5069
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
May 17, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g); Evidence Possession; Tribal Prosecution

 

Apache Stronghold v. United States, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2161639
No. 21-15295
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
May 14, 2024

Legal Topics: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA); Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)

 

Xia, et al. v. Harrah's Arizona Corporation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2110349
No. CV-23-02086-PHX-GMS
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
May 10, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Race Discrimination

 

Steve v. Tuni, et al.
2024 WL 3432153
Case No. 3:22-cv-00506-MMD-CSD
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
May 9, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction

 

United States of America v. Stevens, et al.
2024 WL 3086632
Case No. EDCV 23-1421 JGB (SHKx)
United States District Court, C.D. California.
May 9, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Property Held in Trust; Permit Default; Trespass

 

United States v. Smith
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2012040
No. 22-2142
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
May 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Pueblo Land Act Amendments of 2005

 

United States v. Murphy
2024 WL 2003307
No. 22-7021
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
May 7, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Due Process

 

Jones, et al. v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2005595
No. 13-227
United States Court of Federal Claims.
May 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; "Bad Men" Provision

 

Reges v. Cauce, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1973016
CASE NO. 2:22-cv-00964-JHC
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
May 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Public Employee Speech; Land Acknowledgment Statement

 

AQuate II LLC v. Myers
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1901504
No. 22-12669
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
May 1, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Employment Agreement

 

Hayes v. Haaland, et al.
2024 WL 1906435
4:16-cv-00615-JAR-FHM
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
May 1, 2024

Legal Topics: Mineral Leases; Administrative Procedures Act (APA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

 

April

Navajo Nation, et al. v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1896133
No. 21-1746
United States Court of Federal Claims.
April 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Trust Mismanagement; Indian Tucker Act; Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974

 

NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al.
2024 WL 1886470
5:22-cv-5027
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
April 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Discrimination; Counterclaims

 

Greene, et al. v. United States
2024 WL 1841057
2023-1898, 2023-1954
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
April 29, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Treaty Damages

 

Scott v. United States
2024 WL 1846909
2023-2102
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
April 29, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Treaty Damages

 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Indian Reservation v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1786068
2021-1880
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
April 25, 2024

Legal Topics: Water Rights; Breach of Trust

 

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. Haaland, et al.
2024 WL 1767606
3:21-CV-03018-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
April 24, 2024

Legal Topics: Self-Determination Contract

 

Bessios v. Pueblo of Pojoaque, et al.
2024 WL 1741357
No. 1:22-cv-00266-MV-JFR
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
April 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Question; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

 

Cooper v. Forest County Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
2024 WL 1716974
Case No. 23-CV-1611-JPS
United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.
April 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

 

Springer v. United States
2024 WL 2024135
Case No. 23-CV-373-GKF-MTS
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
April 19, 2024

Legal Topics: Bankruptcy Discharge; McGirt v. Oklahoma; Taxation

 

Ransom v. GreatPlains Finance, LLC, et al.
2024 WL 1673350
Civ. No. 2:22-cv-01344 (WJM)
United States District Court, D. New Jersey.
April 18, 2024

Legal Topics: Motion for Reconsideration; Full Tribal Management; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Mashkikii-Boodawaaning (Medicine Fireplace) Inc. v. Chippewa Valley Agency, Ltd.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1636708
23-cv-86-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
April 16, 2024

Legal Topics: Race Discrimination; Section 1981; Peyote

 

Conway v. Oyate Health Center
2024 WL 1639221
5:23-CV-05053-CBK
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
April 16, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Tohono O'odham Nation, et al. v. United States Department of Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1639160
No. CV-24-00034-TUC-JGZ
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
April 16, 2024

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedures Act (APA); National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA); Tribal Consultation

 

Perez v. City of San Antonio
2024 WL 1560603
No. 23-50746
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 11, 2024

Legal Topics: First Amendment Free Exercise Clause; Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“TRFRA”)

 

David W. Thayer v. Laura Howard, Haleigh Bennett, Jeff Brown, Lesia Dipman, and Linda Kidd
2024 WL 1513514
Case No. 22-3086-DDC
United States District Court, D. Kansas.
April 8, 2024

Legal Topics: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)

 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, et al. v. United States Department of Interior, et al.
2024 WL 1416579
Case No. 2:21-cv-00573
United States District Court, D. Utah, Central Division.
April 2, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Water Rights; Fiduciary Duties; Administrative Record

 

Native American Guardian's Association v. Washington Commanders
2024 WL 1406317
Case No. 3:23-cv-186
United States District Court, D. North Dakota, Eastern Division.
April 2, 2024

Legal Topics: Mascots and Native Representation

 

March

Wild Fish Conservancy v. Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
2024 WL 1345200
CASE NO. 21-cv-169
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
March 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Attorneys' Fees and Costs; Intervening Parties

 

Great American Life Insurance Company v. United States Department of the Interior
2024 WL 1392382
Case No. 1:16-cv-699
United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division, Western Division.
March 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Financing Act; Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program

 

Pueblo of San Felipe v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
No. CIV 23-0296 JB/LF
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
March 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Quiet Title Act; Administrative Procedure Act

 

Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1345202
Civil No. 22-1783 (JRT/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
March 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Treaty Water Rights; Clean Water Act; Administrative Procedure Act

 

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan
2024 WL 1342672
Case No. 14-11349
United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.
March 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Michigan Health Care False Claims Act (HCFCA)

 

Waukegan Potawatomi Casino, LLC v. City of Waukegan
2024 WL 1363733
No. 20-cv-00750
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.
March 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Illinois Gambling Act; 42 U.S.C. § 1983

 

United States, et al. v. The State of Alaska, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1348632
Case No. 1:22-cv-00054-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
March 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Subsistence Fishing Rights

 

Crow Tribe of Indians, et al. v. Repsis, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1478580
Case No. 1:92-CV-01002-ABJ
United States District Court, D. Wyoming.
March 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Treaty Hunting Rights; Herrera v. Wyoming

 

Biers v. Dentons US LLP, et al.
2024 WL 1330009
Case No. 2:22-cv-00298-HCN-JCB
United States District Court, D. Utah.
March 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Court Authority; Sanctions

 

Johnson v. Town of Charlestown
2024 WL 1329788
C.A. No. 23-338 WES
United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.
March 28, 2024

Legal Topics: State Constitutional Claims; Heck v. Humphrey; Tribal Political Dissident

 

Brown, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1330119
Case No. 3:21-cv-00344-MMD-CLB
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
March 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Proceedings; Exhaustion of Remedies

 

United States v. McGirt
2024 WL 1310640
Case No. 20-CR-50-JFH
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
March 27, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Court Jurisdiction; Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11

 

Johnson, et al. v. AGS CJ Corporation
2024 WL 1255786
23-cv-02114 (ALC)
United States District Court, S.D. New York.
March 25, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Gaming; Tribal Lease Agreements

 

United States v. Brady and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
2024 WL 1252395
1:22-CR-00037-MR-WCM
United States District Court, W.D. North Carolina, Asheville Division.
March 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Per Capita Distribution Garnishment

 

Walton v. Uprova Credit LLC, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1241836
No. 1:23-cv-00520-SEB-TAB
United States District Court, S.D. Indiana, Indianapolis Division.
March 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Economic Development; Tribal Lending; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Kanam, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
2024 WL 1923687
Civil Action No. 22-3183 (RBW)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
March 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Recognition; Tribal Court Judgment

 

The Cherokee Nation et al. v. United States Department of the Interior et al.
2024 WL 1212987
Civil Action No. 20-2167 (TJK)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
March 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Gaming; Certification of Parties; Question of State Law

 

United States v. Spencer
2024 WL 3318950
Case No. CR-23-119-RAW
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
March 18, 2024

Legal Topics: Cross Deputization Agreement; Indian Country

 

Soto Palmer, et al. v. Hobbs, et al.
2024 WL 1138939
CASE NO. 3:22-cv-05035-RSL
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
March 15, 2024

Legal Topics: Voting Rights Act; Redistricting

 

Machin v. Choctaw Casino
2024 WL 1841654
CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:22-CV-00729-SDJ-AGD
United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Sherman Division.
March 14, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Diversity Jurisdiction

 

Fahy, et al. v. Minto Development Corporation, et al.
2024 WL 1116050
Case No. 23 C 3590
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.
March 14, 2024

Legal Topics: Economic Development; Tribal Lending; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Ramos v. San Diego American Health Center
2024 WL 1117093
Case No. 23-cv-570-MMA-AHG
United States District Court, S.D. California.
March 14, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; Federal Tort Claims Act; Data Breach

 

Biers v. Dentons US LLP, et al.
2024 WL 1072401
Case No. 2:22-cv-00298-HCN-JCB
United States District Court, D. Utah.
March 12, 2024

Legal Topics: Notice of Tribal Law

 

Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria, et al. v. California Department of Social Services, et al.
2024 WL 1055849
Case No. 23-cv-01809-HSG
United States District Court, N.D. California.
March 11, 2024

Legal Topics: Standing; California Government Code section 11135; California Administrative Procedure Act

 

Barrientos v. Walker
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1049954
Case No. 1:23-cv-01432-JLT-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. California.
March 11, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; Federal Tort Claims Act

 

Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro, LLC, et al.
2024 WL 1740945
CASE NO. C20-1864-JCC
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
March 8, 2024

Legal Topics: Stay Pending Appeal; Public Interest

 

Corrales v. Dutschke, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1023023
Case No.: 23-CV-1876 JLS (DDL)
United States District Court, S.D. California.
March 8, 2024

Legal Topics: Compel Agency Action; Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

 

United States v. Veneno
2024 WL 980214
No. 21-2101
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
March 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Sixth Amendment Right to Public Trial; Authority to Criminalize Conduct of Indians on Tribal Land

 

Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation v. U.S. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 930441
No. 22-2459
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
March 5, 2024

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act; Tribal Sovereignty

 

Whiteman v. Roundstone, et al.
2024 WL 943049
CV 23-146-BLG-SPW-TJC
United States District Court, D. Montana.
March 5, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Civil Rights Act; Tribal Court

 

United States v. Pemberton
2024 WL 902937
No. 22-7028
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
March 4, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Indian Country

 

Tamarisk Rd. Trust UDT v. Prieto
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1483815
Case No. 5:23-cv-01886 SPG SP
United States District Court, C.D. California.
March 4, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Court Jurisdiction; Trust Allotment

 

Apache Stronghold v. United States, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 884564
No. 21-15295
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 1, 2024

Legal Topics: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA); Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)

 

Kwate v. Reece Construction Company
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1185565
CASE NO. 2:23-cv-00570-BAT
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
March 1, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribally Chartered Corporation; Tribal Sovereignty; State Wage Laws

 

Eagle Bear, Inc. v. The Blackfeet Indian Nation, et al.
2024 WL 896357
CV-22-93-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
March 1, 2024

Legal Topics: Surety Bond; Tribal Court Jurisdiction

 

February

Lexington Insurance Company, et al. v. Smith, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 854885
No. 22-35784
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
February 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction

 

Berry v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 852819
2022-2031
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
February 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Trust Land Acquisition; Fee to Trust

 

Rosales, et al. v. The Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego, et al.
2024 WL 874107
Case No.: 23-cv-0908-AGS-JLB
United States District Court, S.D. California.
February 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Property Ownership; Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Indispensable Party

 

Duncan v. County of Humboldt, et al.
2024 WL 869650
Case No. 23-cv-01847-JSC
United States District Court, N.D. California.
February 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Mi Familia Vota, et al. v. Fontes, et al.
2024 WL 862406
No. CV-22-00509-PHX-SRB
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
February 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Civil Rights Act; National Voter Registration Act; Voting Rights Act

 

Martin v. Gourneau, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1640945
Case No. 3:22-cv-136
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
February 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Bivens Claim

 

Alturas Indian Rancheria v. Newsom, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 871034
No. 2:22-cv-01486-KJM-DMC
United States District Court, E.D. California.
February 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Good Faith Negotiation

 

California v. Del Rosa
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 873019
No. 2:23-cv-00743-KJM-DB
United States District Court, E.D. California.
February 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Civil Contempt

 

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 774857
Case No. 1:23-cv-0063-RCL
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
February 26, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)

 

Mallard v. Howard and Rop
2024 WL 726983
Case No. 22-4053-EFM
United States District Court, D. Kansas.
February 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)

 

Bitsuie v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2024 WL 728701
No. CV-22-08146-PCT-JJT
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
February 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Navajo and Hopi Indian Land Settlement Act of 1974; Administrative Procedure Act

 

United States v. Anderson
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 706838
No. 23-60040
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
February 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Criminal; Disqualification of Prosecutor

 

Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro, LLC, et al.
2024 WL 708029
CASE NO. C20-1864-JCC
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
February 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Ripeness

 

Phillips v. James, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 657945
No. 23-7027
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
February 16, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Exhaustion Rule

 

Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro, LLC, et al.
2024 WL 664407
CASE NO. C20-1864-JCC
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
February 16, 2024

Legal Topics: Endangered Species Act

 

Cully Corporation, Inc. v. North Slope Borough, et al.
2024 WL 624004
Case No. 2:23-cv-00001-JMK
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
February 14, 2024

Legal Topics: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; Continuing Trespass

 

Pakootas, et al. v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.
2024 WL 627260
No. 2:04-CV-00256-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
February 14, 2024

Legal Topics: CERCLA; Natural Resources Damages

 

United States v. Sam
2024 WL 519564
CASE NO. 2:23-mc-00074-LK
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
February 9, 2024

Legal Topics: Garnishment; Per Capita Distributions

 

In Re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation,
City of Camden v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
2024 WL 489326
Master Docket No. 2:18-mn-2873-RMG
Civil Action No. 2:23-cv-3230-RMG
United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Charleston Division.
February 8, 2024

Legal Topics: Class Settlement; Tribal Guidance

 

Klamath Tribes v. United States Bureau of Reclamation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 472047
Case No. 1:22-cv-00680-CL
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
February 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Water Rights; Endangered Species Act; National Environmental Policy Act

 

Klamath Tribes v. United States Bureau of Reclamation, et al.
2024 WL 471977
Case No. 1:21-cv-00556-CL
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
February 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Water Rights; Endangered Species Act; National Environmental Policy Act

 

Legend Lake Property Owners Association Inc. v. United States Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 9375100
Case No. 23-C-480
United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.
February 6, 2024

Legal Topics: Lands Into Trust; Administrative Procedures Act

 

Pakootas, et al. v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 457769
No. 2:04-CV-00256-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
February 6, 2024

Legal Topics: Cultural Resources Damages

 

Cordova v. Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
2024 WL 1090012
Case No. 23-cv-03830-RFL
United States District Court, N.D. California.
February 2, 2024

Legal Topics: Public Law 280; Tribal Law Ordinances; Cannabis

 

January

CHR Solutions, Inc. v. Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 346526
Civil Action No. 4:23-CV-01901
United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.
January 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Corporation

 

Garren v. Dzurenda, et al.
2024 WL 694444
Case No. 3:23-cv-00141-MMD-CSD
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
January 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)

 

United States v. Johnson
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 323574
No. 23-cr-23 (KMM/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
January 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction; Tribal Court

 

United States v. Thompson
2024 WL 314260
23-cr-161 (HG)
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
January 26, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Country Determination; Criminal Jurisdiction

 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. Thurston County, Nebraska
2024 WL 302390
8:23CV20
United States District Court, D. Nebraska.
January 26, 2024

Legal Topics: Voting Rights Act; Consent Decree

 

United States v. Simpkins
Materials via Turtle Talk
90 F.4th 1312
No. 22-7048
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
January 24, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Country Crimes Act

 

Spencer v. Saluskin
2024 WL 268390
No. 2:23-CV-00283-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
January 24, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

California v. Azuma Corporation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 266121
No. 2:23-cv-00743-KJM-DB
United States District Court, E.D. California.
January 24, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Corporation

 

United States v. Gila Valley Irrigation District
2024 WL 263566
No. CV-31-00059-TUC-SHR
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
January 24, 2024

Legal Topics: Intervention

 

Gardner, et al. v. Duncan
2024 WL 244207
Case No. 2:20-rf-00809
United States District Court, D. Utah.
January 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Civil Rights Act; Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies

 

Ransom v. GreatPlains Finance, LLC, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 228432
Civ. No. 2:22-cv-01344 (WJM)
United States District Court, D. New Jersey.
January 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Economic Development

 

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation v. United States of America, et al.
2024 WL 249367
Case No. 4:18-cv-00285-AKB
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
January 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Interlocutory Appeal; Quiet Title Act

 

Yazzie v. National Organization for Women, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 230244
Civil Action No. 19-3845 (RDM)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
January 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Title VII; Racial Discrimination; 42 U.S.C. § 1981

 

The Sovereign Natchez Nation, et al. v. Riverside County Department of Social Services-Children Protective Services, et al.
2024 WL 664407
Case No. 2:22-cv-01586-HDV (AGRx)
United States District Court, C.D. California.
January 17, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); Federal Recognition

 

Johnson v. Shinn, et al.
2024 WL 169673
No. CV-21-02083-PHX-MTL (ESW)
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
January 16, 2024

Legal Topics: First Amendment; Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act; Security Threat Group

 

The Church of the Celestial Heart, et al. v. Garland, et al.
2024 WL 99808
Case No. 1:23-cv-00545-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. California.
January 9, 2024

Legal Topics: Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Ayahuasca

 

Eagle Bear, Inc. v. The Blackfeet Indian Nation, et al.
2024 WL 97372
CV-22-93-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
January 9, 2024

Legal Topics: Business Leasing; Tribal Trust Land

 

Lamkin v. Hutchinson, et al.
2024 WL 50240
Case No. 2:23-cv-00273-BLW
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
January 4, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity for Tribal Employees

 

NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al.
2024 WL 38584
5:22-cv-5027
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
January 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Discrimination; Class Action; Added Parties