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2021 Federal Courts Cases

December

Grondal v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 6141485
No. 20-35694
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
December 30, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Indian Leasing

Newtok Village v. Patrick
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 6061565
No. 21-35230
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
December 22, 2021

Legal Topics: Leadership Dispute; Tribal Elections; Trust Relationship

State of Oklahoma v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 6064000
Case No. CIV-21-719-F
United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.
December 22, 2021

Legal Topics: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act; Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Howard v. Weidemann
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 6063630
File No. 20-cv-1004 (ECT/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
December 22, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Police

White Mountain Apache Tribe v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 5983806
No. 17-359C
United States Court of Federal Claims.
December 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Tucker Act

Alegre v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 5920095
Case No. 16-cv-2442-AJB-KSC
United States District Court, S.D. California.
December 14, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Membership; Sovereign Immunity

Accohannock Indian Tribe v. Tyler
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 5909102
Civil Case No. SAG-21-02550
United States District Court, D. Maryland.
December 14, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Recognition

United States v. Benally
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 5872484
No. 20-2157
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
December 13, 2021

Legal Topics: Criminal Conviction in Indian Country

State of Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board, Organized Village of Kake
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 5756381
Case No. 3:20-cv-00195-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
December 3, 2021

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

Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 5712163
No. 2:21-cv-1014
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
December 2, 2021

Legal Topics: Jurisdiction; Hydroelectric Dams; Fisheries Settlement Agreement

 

November

Eagle Bear, Inc. and Willaim Brooke v. The Blackfeet Indian Nation and The Blackfeet Tribal Court
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 5360601
CV-21-88-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
November 17, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction

Acres Bonusing, Inc. v. Marston
Materials via Turtle Talk
17 F.4th 901
No. 20-15959
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
November 5, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

Bartell Ranch LLC v. McCullough
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 5181750
No. 20-15959
Case No. 3:21-cv-00080-MMD-CLB
November 8, 2021

Legal Topics: Lithium Mining; Federal Land Policy and Management Act; National Historic Preservation Act; Tribal Consultation

Corey Lee Dove v. Patuxent Facility
2021 WL 5053095
Civil Action No. DKC 18-1847
United States District Court, D. Maryland.
November 1, 2021

Legal Topics: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

 

October

Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians v. Caballero
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4938130
No. 20-16785
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
October 22, 2021

Legal Topics: Trademark Disputes

Treasure v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4820255
CV-20-75-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
October 15, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

Blackcrow v. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Police Department
2021 WL 4804359
Cause No. CV 21-118-M-DLC
United States District Court, D. Montana.
October 14, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Police; Jurisdiction

Danks v. Slawson Exploration Company
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4783258
Case No. 1:18-cv-186
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
October 13, 2021

Legal Topics: Trespass; Allotments

September

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4482602
4:20-CV-4142
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.
September 30, 2021

Legal Topics: Indian Health Service; Contract Support Costs

Yurok Tribe v. Bureau of Reclamation
2021 WL 4482117
Case No. 19-cv-04405-WH)
United States District Court, N.D. California.
September 30, 2021

Legal Topics: Klamath Water Basin; Endangered Species Act; Water Rights

Navajo Nation v. Regan
2021 WL 4430466
Case No. 20-CV-602-MV/GJF
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
September 27, 2021

Legal Topics: Clean Water Act; Navigable Waters Protection Rule

Brice v. Plain Green, LLC
Materials via Turtle Talk
13 F.4th 823
No. 19-15707
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
September 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Lenders; Tribal Law

Whalen v. Oglala Sioux Tribe Executive Officers
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4267654
CIV. 20-5070-JLV
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
September 20, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Elections; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

Maples v. Whitten
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4255615
Case No. 21-CV-0091-CVE-CDL
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
September 17, 2021

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus Petition

Evans Energy Partners, LLC v. Seminole Tribe of Florida
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4244128
Case No. 2:20-cv-978-JLB-MRM
United States District Court, M.D. Florida.
September 17, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Contract Breach

Shade v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4234928
No. 3:20-cv-0198-HRH
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
September 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Allotments; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

Chase v. Andeavor Logistics, L.P.
Materials via Turtle Talk
12 F.4th 864
No. 20-1747
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
September 13, 2021

Legal Topics: Indian Country Trespass; Pipeline Development

Holguin v. Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4126908
EP-21-CV-67-DB
United States District Court, W.D. Texas, El Paso Division.
September 9, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Law Enforcement Jurisdiction; Tribal Exhaustion Doctrine

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources v. The White Earth Band of Ojibwe
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4034582
Case No. 20-cv-1869 (WMW/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
September 3, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Treaty Rights

Bartell Ranch LLC v. McCullough
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 4037493
Case No. 3:21-cv-00080-MMD-CLB
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
September 3, 2021

Legal Topics: Lithium Mining; Federal Land Policy and Management Act; National Historic Preservation Act

 

August

State of Texas v. Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 3855977
Civil Action No. 9:01-CV-299
United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Lufkin Division.
August 31, 2021

Legal Topics: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
9 F.4th 1201
No. 20-2062
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
August 25, 2021

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Health Care

Pasqua Yaqui Tribe v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
2021 WL 3855977
No. 1CV-20-00266-TUC-RM
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
August 30, 2021

Legal Topics: Clean Water Act; Navigable Waters Protection Rule

Hartsell, Jr. v. Schaaf
2021 WL 3620064
Cause No. 3:20-CV-505-JD-MGG
United States District Court, N.D. Indiana, South Bend Division.
August 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Police; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

United States v. Billey
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 3519279
Case No. 17-CR-0108-CVE (Civil No. 21-CV-0113-CVE-JFJ)
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma..
August 10, 2021

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Country Crimes Act

Snoqualmie Indian Tribe v. Washington
8 F.4th 853
No. 20-35346, No. 20-35353
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
August 6, 2021

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights - Hunting

Sisto v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
8 F.4th 820
No. 20-16435
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
August 4, 2021

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

Carney v. State of Washington
2021 WL 3491744
Case No. C21-415 MJP
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
August 9, 2021

Legal Topics: Private Property; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe
Materials via Turtle Talk
7 F.4th 945
Nos. 18-4030 & 18-4072
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
August 3, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies

 

July

Carney v. State of Washington
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 3205799
Case No. C21-415 MJP
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
July 29, 2021

Legal Topics: Trust Land; Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Jurisdiction

Western Watersheds Project v. Bureau of Land Management
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 3193173
Case No. 3:21-cv-00103-MMD-CLB
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
July 28, 2021

Legal Topics: Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Project; Tribal Intervention

Bedford v. Nowlin
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 3148953
No. 20-7070
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
July 26, 2021

Legal Topics: Quiet Title Act; Trusts; Land Grants

Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe v. Becerra
Materials via Turtle Talk
6 F.4th 6
No. 19-5336
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
July 23, 2021

Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Health Care

Williams v. Hansen
Materials via Turtle Talk
5 F.4th 1129
No. 20-1146
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
July 21, 2021

Legal Topics: Religious Freedom; Free Exercise Clause

Spirit Lake Tribe v. Jaeger
Materials via Turtle Talk
5 F.4th 849
No. 20-2142
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
July 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Attorney Fees; Voting Rights

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
2021 WL 3021267
Case No. 14-11349
United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.
July 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Health Insurance; Medicare-Like Rates; Employee Welfare

Penobscot Nation v. Frey
Materials via Turtle Talk
3 F.4th 484
Nos. 16-1424, 16-1435, 16-1474, 16-1482
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
July 8, 2021

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Khouri
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 2936439
No. 2:16-cv-121
United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
July 6, 2021

Legal Topics: Indian Taxation; Sovereign Immunity

United States v. Medicine Horse
Case 1:11-cr-00035-SPW
United States District Court, District of Montana, Billings Division.
July 8, 2021

Legal Topics: American Indian Religious Freedom Act; Native American Church - Religious Ceremonies

Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
3 F.4th 427
No. 21-5009
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
July 6, 2021

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

Ak-Chin Indian Community v. Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation & Drainage District
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 2805609
No. CV-20-00489-PHX-JJT
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
July 6, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Water Rights

Fredericks v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 2778575
No. 20-cv-2458 (KBJ)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
July 2, 2021

Legal Topics: American Indian Probate Reform Act

The Crow Tribe of Indians v. Repsis
Case No. 92-CV-1002-ABJ
United States District Court, D. Wyoming.
July 1, 2021

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Tribal Hunting Rights

June

Deschutes River Alliance v. Portland General Electic Company
Materials via Turtle Talk
1 F.4th 1153
No. 18-35867, No. 18-35932, No. 18-35933
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 23, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Clean Water Act

Butler v. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 2651981
Civil No. 20-2332 (DSD/KMM)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
June 28, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Wrongful Termination

Lundy v. Balaam
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 2556589
Case No. 3:21-cv-00267-MMD-WGC ORDER
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
June 22, 2021

Legal Topics: ICRA Habeas Petition

Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises v. Bonta
Materials via Turtle Talk
1 F.4th 710
No. 19-16777
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity; Indian Taxation

Backcountry Against Dumps v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 2433942
No. 20-cv-2343 JLS (DEB)
United States District Court, S.D. California.
June 14, 2021

Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Cultural Resources

Ohlsen v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
998 F.3d 1143
Nos. 19-2124; 19-2129; 19-2130; 19-2163
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
June 3, 2021

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act

Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians v. Crosby
2021 WL 2227827
No. 2:15-CV-0538-MCE-DMC
United States District Court, E.D. California.
June 2, 2021

Legal Topics: RICO Act

Kalispel Tribe of Indians v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
999 F.3d 683
No. 19-35808
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 1, 2021

Legal Topics: Trust Responsibilities; IGRA

 

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Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 2159621
No. CV-20-02308-PHX-ROS
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
May 27, 2021

Legal Topics: Bureau of Indian Affairs; 638 Contract

Loring v. Daly
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 2105571
No. CV 19-05133-PHX-JAT (JFM)
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
May 25, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

United States, Osage Minerals Council v. Osage Wind, LLC
2021 WL 2026453
No. 14-CV-704-GKF-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
May 21, 2021

Legal Topics: Wind Turbines; Property Rights

Noem v. Haaland
2021 WL 2014867
No. 3:21-CV-03009-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
May 20, 2021

Legal Topics: National Historic Preservation Act; Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Whitmer
Materials via Turtle Talk
998 F.3d 269
No. 19-2070
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
May 18, 2021

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Reservation Diminishment

Grondal v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 1962563
No. 2:09-CV-18-RMP
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
May 17, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Indian Leasing

Loonsfoot v. Brogan
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 1940400
Case No. 2:21-cv-89
United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
May 14, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Exhaustion; Habeas Petition

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation v. United States
2021 WL 1928532
Case No. 4:18-cv-00285-DCN
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
May 13, 2021

Legal Topics: Fee-to-Trust; IGRA

Chicharello v. U.S. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 1890044
No. 1:20-cv-01070-MV-JHR
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
May 11, 2021

Legal Topics: Education

United States v. Haggerty
997 F.3d 292
No. 20-50203
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 7, 2021

Legal Topics: Property Damages; Criminal Jurisdiction

The Klamath Tribes v. Bureau of Reclamation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 1819695
Case No. 1:21-cv-00556-CL
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
May 6, 2021

Legal Topics: Endangered Species Act; Resource Management

State of Kansas v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 1784557
Case No. 2:20-cv-02386-HLT-GEB
United States District Court, D. Kansas.
May 5, 2021

Legal Topics: Fee-to-Trust; IGRA

Rabang v. Kelly
846 Fed.Appx. 594 (Mem)
No. 18-35711
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
May 4, 2021

Legal Topics: Disenrollment

Dutchover v. Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 1738869
Case No. 2:19-cv-01905-KJD-BNW
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
May 3, 2021

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Police

 

April

Navajo Nation v. Department of Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
996 F.3d 623
No. 19-17088
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
April 28, 2021

Legal Topics: Water Rights; Trust Breach

The Shawnee Tribe v. Yellen
2021 WL 1634597
Case No. 20-cv-1999 (APM), Case No. 20-cv-2792 (APM), Case No. 21-cv-0012 (APM)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
April 26, 2021

Legal Topics: CARES Act

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
534 F.Supp.3d 86
Civil Action No. 20-757 (JEB)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
April 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Fee-to-Trust; IGRA

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe v. County of Mille Lacs
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 1400069
Case No. 17-cv-05155 (SRN/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
April 14, 2021

Legal Topics: Reservation Boundaries; Public Law 280

Ksanka Kupaqa Xa'lcin v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Materials via Turtle Talk
534 F.Supp.3d 1261
No. CV 19-20-M-DWM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
April 14, 2021

Legal Topics: Cultural Resources

Brackeen v. Haaland Decision
Brackeen Summary by Kathryn Fort
Brackeen Decision Tree

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Becerra
Materials via Turtle Talk
993 F.3d 917
No. 19-5299
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
April 13, 2021

Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; IHS

Jackson v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Justice Center
2021 WL 1379509
Case No. 4:21-cv-00036-DCN
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
April 12, 2021

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity

Hartsell v. Schaaf
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 1341381
Cause No. 3:20-CV-505-JD-MGG
United States District Court, N.D. Indiana, South Bend Division.
April 9, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Police; Jurisdiction

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Evers
Materials via Turtle Talk
533 F.Supp.3d 701
No. 18-cv-992-jdp
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
April 9, 2021

Legal Topics: Indian Taxation; Treaty Rights

The Cherokee Nation v. Department of the Interior
2021 WL 1232712
Civil Action No. 19-cv-2154-TNM-ZMF
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
April 1, 2021

Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Fiduciary Duty

 

March

Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 1222118
Case Nos. 2:16-cv-579, 2:16-cv-958
United States District Court, D. Utah.
March 31, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Jurisdiction Over Nonmembers

Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians v. Newsom
Materials via Turtle Talk
530 F.Supp.3d 970
Case No. 1:19-cv-0024 AWI SKO
United States District Court, E.D. California.
March 31, 2021

Legal Topics: IGRA

Miller v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
992 F.3d 878
No. 19-15122
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 26, 2021

Legal Topics: FTCA; Tribal Police

Cherokee Nation v. McKesson Corporation
529 F.Supp.3d 1225
No. CIV-18-056-RAW
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
March 29, 2021

Legal Topics: Opioid Litigations; Civil Conspiracy

Hawkins v. Haaland
Materials via Turtle Talk
991 F.3d 216
No. 20-5074
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
March 19, 2021

Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Water Rights

Singer v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2021 WL 1087196
No. CV-19-08171-PCT-DLR
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
March 22, 2021

Legal Topics: OHNIR; Equal Access to Justice Act

Gwitchyaa Zhee Corporation v. Alexander
2021 WL 1061974
No. 4:18-cv-0016-HRH
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
March 18, 2021

Legal Topics: Attorney Fees

Mendenhall v. United States
2021 WL 1032276
Case No. 3:20-cv-00156-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
March 17, 2021

Legal Topics: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; FTCA

Fontenot v. Schmitt
Material via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 9217768
No. 20-1489
United States District Court, W.D. Missouri, Western Division.
March 17, 2021

Legal Topics: Cultural Resources; Indian Arts & Crafts Act

Doucette v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
849 Fed.Appx. 653
No. 19-35743, 20-35269
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 10, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Elections; Jurisdiction

Weaver v. Gregory
2021 WL 1010947
No. 3:20-cv-0783-HZ
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
March 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Waiver of Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Law; Jurisdiction

Navajo Health Foundation - Sage Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Razaghi Development Company, LLC
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 961746
No. 2:19-cv-00329-GMN-EJY
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
March 15, 2021

Legal Topics: RICO; Fraud; Health Care

Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Materials via Turtle Talk
525 F.Supp.3d 1359
Civil Action No. 2:12cv1079-MHT
United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.
March 15, 2021

Legal Topics: Cultural Resources; Sovereign Immunity; NAGPRA

Swiger v. Rosette
Materials via Turtle Talk
989 F.3d 501
No. 19-2470
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
March 4, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Lending

 

FebruarY

Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association, Inc. v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Materials via Turtle Talk
989 F.3d 72
Nos. 19-1661, 19-1857, 19-1729,19-1922
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
February 25, 2021

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming; Fee-to-Trust; Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1987

Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Big Man
Materials via Turtle Talk
526 F.Supp.3d 756
CV 17-65-BLG-SPW
United States District Court, D. Montana.
February 26, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction Over Nonmembers

Picard v. Colville Tribal Correctional Facility
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 768137
No. 2:20-cv-0427-TOR
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
February 26, 2021

Legal Topics: Indian Civil Rights Act; Tribal Law and Order Act

Newtok Village v. Patrick
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 735644
No. 4:15-cv-00009 RRB
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
February 25, 2021

Legal Topics: Leadership Dispute; Tribal Elections; Trust Relationship

Seneca Nation of Indians v. New York
Materials via Turtle Talk
988 F.3d 618
No. 19-4022
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
February 22, 2021

Legal Topics: IGRA; Revenue Sharing

United States v. Murphy
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 646799
No. CR-20-78-RAW
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
February 18, 2021

Legal Topics: Jurisdiction; Statute of Limitations

Shopbell v. Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 633636
No. 2:18-cv-1758
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
February 18, 2021

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Qualified Immunity; Civil Rights

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa v. Wheeler
Materials via Turtle Talk
519 F.Supp.3d 549
Case No. 19-CV-2489 (PJS/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
February 16, 2021

Legal Topics: Clean Water Act; Cultural Resources

Apache Stronghold v. United States
519 F.Supp.3d 591
No. CV-21-00050-PHX-SPL
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
February 12, 2021

Legal Topics: Sacred Sites; Oak Flat/Chi-chil Bildagoteel

Allegany Capital Enteprises, LLC v. Cox
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 534803
19-CV-160S
United States District Court, W.D. New York.
February 12, 2021

Legal Topics: Tribal Corporate Entities; Sovereign Immunity

Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, LTD. v. Boughton
Materials via Turtle Talk
988 F.3d 114
No. 20-1044-cv
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
February 8, 2021

Legal Topics: Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Complementrary Act

Jumping Eagle v. Warren
2021 WL 462644
CIV 18-4131
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.
February 9, 2021

Legal Topics: ICWA

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians v. US Army Corps of Engineers
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 430054
Civil Action No. 20-3817
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
February 7, 2021

Legal Topics: NEPA; CWA; Enbridge Line 3

 

January

United States v. Hump
Materials via Turtle Talk
515 F.Supp.3d 1015
3:19-CV-03020-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
January 27, 2021

Legal Topics: Indian Loan Guarentee and Insurance Program

Berry v. Whitten
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 262560
No. 20-CV-0668-CVE-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
January 26, 2021

Legal Topics: Jurisdiction

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
985 F.3d 1032
No. 20-5197
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
January 26, 2021

Legal Topics: Dakota Access Pipeline

United States v. Fowler
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 243150
CR-20-30-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
January 25, 2021

Legal Topics: Jurisdiction

Hardwick v. United States
2021 WL 242882
No. 79-cv-01710-EMC
United States District Court, N.D. California.
January 25, 2021

Legal Topics: Land Into Trust

Chinook Indian Nation v. Zinke
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 211534
Case No. C17-5668 MJP
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
January 21, 2021

Legal Topics: Federal Recognition

Grondal v. United States
513 F.Supp.3d 1262
No. 2:09-cv-18-RMP
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
January 19, 2021

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity

Deerleader v. Crow
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 150014
No. 20-cv-0172-JED-CDL
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
January 15, 2021

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus

United States v. Smith
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 136126
No. 3:16-cr-00436-JO
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
January 13, 2021

Legal Topics: Assimilative Crimes Act; Indian Country Crimes Act

United States v. Earth
Materials via Turtle Talk
984 F.3d 1289
No. 19-1555
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
January 11, 2021

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act

Pit River Tribe v. Bureau of Land Management
512 F.Supp.3d 1055
No. 2:19-cv-02483-JAM-AC
United States District Court, E.D. California.
January 12, 2021

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act

United States v. Osage Wind, LLC
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 83408
No. 14-CV-704-GKF-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
January 11, 2021

Legal Topics: Osage Minerals Council

Red Lake Band of Chippewa v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
338 F.R.D. 1
Civil Action No. 20-3817 (CKK)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
January 9, 2021

Legal Topics: National Environmental Policy Act; Clean Water Act

Shawnee Tribe v. Mnuchin
Materials via Turtle Talk
984 F.3d 94
No. 20-5286
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit,
January 5, 2021

Legal Topics: CARES Act

Nguyen v. Cache Creek Casino Resort
Materials via Turtle Talk
2021 WL 22434
No. 2:20-cv-1748-TLN-KJN PS
United States District Court, E.D. California.
January 4, 2021

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Torts