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2023 Federal Courts Cases

Last updated: November 29, 2023

Next update should be ready by: December 6, 2023

Recently Added Cases:

Peterson v. Harrah's NC Casino Company, LLC and Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 8103163
1:23-cv-36-MOC
United States District Court, W.D. North Carolina.
November 21, 2023

Legal Topics: Joinder; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

United States v. Hemingway
2023 WL 8004817
Case No. CR-21-139-PRW
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
November 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Criminal Jurisdiction

 

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. Howe
2023 WL 8004576
Case No. 3:22-cv-22
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
November 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Voting Rights Act; Legislative Redistricting

 

Cantrell v. Balaam
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 8003249
Case No. 3:23-cv-00174-MMD-CLB
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
November 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Habeas Petition; Indian Civil Rights Act

 

California Valley Miwok Tribe, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 8005033
Case No. 22-cv-1740 (JMC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
November 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Federal Recognition; Tribal Organization

 

Older Cases:

December

 

November

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic, et al. v. Bureau of Land Management, et al.
2023 WL 7410730
Case No. 3:23-cv-00058-SLG, Case No. 3:23-cv-00061-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
November 9, 2023

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act; National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; Willow Project

 

Bellfy v. Edwards
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 7401472
No. 2:23-cv-51
United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
November 9, 2023

Legal Topics: Absolute Judicial Immunity; Tribal Court Jurisdiction

 

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
2023 WL 7412483
Case No. 3:23-cv-00070-MMD-CLB
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
November 9, 2023

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act; Lithium Nevada Thacker Pass Project Humboldt County

 

Arocha v. Blackfeet Tribe
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 7386193
CV-22-115-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
November 8, 2023

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus; Jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act

 

Faris v. Southern Ute Indian Tribe, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 7386870
Civil Action No. 23-cv-00245-NYW-STV
United States District Court, D. Colorado.
November 8, 2023

Legal Topics: Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Employee Retirement Income Security Act

 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 7378480
No. 20-126
United States Court of Federal Claims.
November 7, 2023

Legal Topics: Breach of Trust; Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868

 

State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game v. Federal Subsistence Board and Organized Village of Kake
2023 WL 7282538
Case No. 3:20-cv-00195-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
November 3, 2023

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

 

Walen and Henderson v. Burgum, et al.
2023 WL 7216070
Case No. 1:22-cv-31
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
November 2, 2023

Legal Topics: Equal Protection Clause; Unlawful Racial Gerrymanders

 

Historical Eastern Pequot Tribe v. Office of Federal Acknowledgment
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 7182058
Civil Action No. 23-54 (JEB)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
November 1, 2023

Legal Topics: Unreasonable-Delay Challenge; Federal Recognition

 

October

Littlefield v. U.S. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 7146029
No. 23-1197
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
October 31, 2023

Legal Topics: Fee to Trust; Administrative Procedure Act

 

Spencer v. Lewis, et al.
2023 WL 7169068
No. 2:22-CV-00297-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
October 31, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Indian Child Welfare Act

 

United States v. Walker
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 7121418
No. 22-5076
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
October 30, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Country; Proof of Indian Status

 

Balli v. Akima Global Services, LLC
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 7064247
Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00067
United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Brownsville Division.
October 26, 2023

Legal Topics: Title VII; Alaska Native Corporation

 

Ferguson v. Hittle, et al.
2023 WL 7095104
Case No.: 3:23-cv-1128-GPC-KSC
United States District Court, S.D. California.
October 26, 2023

Legal Topics: § 1983 Claim; Tribal Sovereign Immunity for Employees

 

Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California v. California
2023 WL 7022427
No. 2:21-cv-02284-ADA-SKO
United States District Court, E.D. California.
October 25, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

 

In re: Eagle Bear Inc.
2023 WL 7198873
Case No. 4:22-bk-40035-WLH
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana.
October 24, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Taxation

 

Wahpekeche v. Pettigrew
2023 WL 6939220
Case No. CIV-21-1106-PRW
United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.
October 20, 2023

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction

 

Hill v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6927266
22-1781 (JEB)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
October 19, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Water Rights Settlement

 

Brown v. Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6881815
3:23-CV-127-DPJ-FKB
United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Northern Division.
October 18, 2023

Legal Topics: Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies

 

Goldtooth v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2023 WL 6880648
No. CV-22-08120-PCT-DLR
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
October 18, 2023

Legal Topics: Relocation Benefits

 

Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation v. Wooten
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6823177
No. 22-35140
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
October 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Hunting Treaty Rights; 1868 Treaty of Fort Bridger

 

Block v. United States
2023 WL 6794106
1:21-CV-01025-CBK
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Northern Division.
October 13, 2023

Legal Topics: Partition Trust Land; Administrative Procedures Act

 

United States v. Alaska
2023 WL 6690508
Case No. 1:22-cv-00054-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
October 12, 2023

Legal Topics: Intervention; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA)

 

Perez and Torres v. City of San Antonio
2023 WL 6629823
Civil Action No. SA-23-CV-977-FB
United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division.
October 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Preliminary Injunction; Religious Freedom

 

Arocha v. Blackman and Blackfeet Tribe
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6626111
CV-22-115-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
October 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus; Jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act

 

Benally, et al. v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2023 WL 6539887
No. CV-22-08100-PCT-DLR
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
October 6, 2023

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

 

Dedicato Treatment Center, Inc. v. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6528735
Case No. 2:22-cv-04045-CAS-Ex
United States District Court, C.D. California.
October 2, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Health Care

 

September

United States v. Abousleman
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6314882
No. 6:83-cv-01041-KWR-JMR
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
September 28, 2023

Legal Topics: Water Rights; Winters Doctrine

 

M., et al. v. Crum, et al.
2023 WL 6316631
Case No. 3:22-cv-00129-JMK
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
September 28, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act; Placement Preference

 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6276594
Case No. 2:21-cv-00573-JNP-DAO
United States District Court, D. Utah.
September 26, 2023

Legal Topics: Water Rights; Federal Trust Duties

 

Pollard, et al. v. Johnson, et al.
2023 WL 6276403
23-cv-135-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
September 26, 2023

Legal Topics: Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Federal-Aid Highway Act; Grable Exception

 

Molinar v. Lumpkin
2023 WL 6221786
Civil Action No. 6:22-CV-00006
United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Victoria Division.
September 23, 2023

Legal Topics: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2002

 

Jensen v. EXC, Inc.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6168820
No. 20-15908
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
September 22, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction

 

E.J.T. v. Jefferson County, et al.
2023 WL 6174380
Case No. 3:20-cv-01990-MO
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
September 22, 2023

Legal Topics: Section 1983; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Merit Energy Operations I, LLC v. Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 7177893
Case No. 23-CV-063-SWS
United States District Court, D. Wyoming.
September 22, 2023

Legal Topics: Arbitration Award; Oil and Gas Lease

 

Williams, et al. v. Big Picture Loans, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6164003
Case No. 3:17cv461
United States District Court, E.D. Virginia.
September 21, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Lending; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Darden v. Vines, et al.
2023 WL 6178709
CASE NO. 6:22-CV-00404 LEAD
United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, LAFAYETTE DIVISION.
September 21, 2023

Legal Topics: Absolute Immunity

 

Amboh v. Duchesne County, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 6060830
Case No. 2:21-cv-00564-JNP-CMR
United States District Court, D. Utah.
September 18, 2023

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction

 

Pretends Eagle v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5978034
5:22-CV-05083-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
September 14, 2023

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act; 638 Contract

 

United States v. Veneno
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5921331
No. 21-2101
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
September 12, 2023

Legal Topics: COVID-19 Courtroom Closure

 

Bourassa v. United States
2023 WL 5958975
4:20-CV-4210-LLP
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.
September 12, 2023

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act; 638 Contract

 

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Lummi Nation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5839284
No. 21-35812, No. 21-35874
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
September 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Fishing Treaty Rights

 

United States v. Klamath Drainage District
2023 WL 5899910
Case No. 1:22-cv-00962-CL
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
September 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Water and Fishing Rights

 

California v. Azuma Corporation, et al.
2023 WL 5835794
No. 2:23-cv-00743-KJM-DB
United States District Court, E.D. California.
September 8, 2023

Legal Topics: Ex parte Young; Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT Act)

 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. Lawrence
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5748113
Case No. 2:16-cv-579-TC
United States District Court, D. Utah, Central Division.
September 6, 2023

Legal Topics: Attorney Fees

 

Gila River Indian Community, and San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Schoebroek
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5723400
No. CV-19-00407-TUC-SHR
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
September 5, 2023

Legal Topics: Water Rights

 

August

United States, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, et al. v. Electron Hydro, LLC and Fischer
2023 WL 5634998
CASE NO. C20-1746-JCC
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
August 31, 2023

Legal Topics: Clean Water Act

 

Pueblo of Pojoaque and Buffalo Thunder, Inc. v. Biedscheid and Pena
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5628734
No. CIV 20-0166 JB/DLM
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
August 31, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; State Tort; Anti-Injunction Act

 

Butler v. Salt River Pima Reservation Police
2023 WL 5628734
No. CV-23-01234-PHX-JAT (CDB)
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
August 29, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Jamul Action Committee v. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Gaming
2023 WL 5596449
No. 2:22-cv-02148-KJM-JDP
United States District Court, E.D. California.
August 29, 2023

Legal Topics: Gaming Compact; Freedom of Information Act; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Steve v. Tuni, et al.
2023 WL 5527827
Case No. 3:22-cv-00506-MMD-CSD
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
August 28, 2023

Legal Topics: Memorandum of Understanding; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5498174
No. 20-1618
United States Court of Federal Claims.
August 25, 2023

Legal Topics: Trust Responsibilities; Continuing Claims Doctrine

 

United States v. Michigan
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5444315
No. 2:73-cv-26
United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
August 24, 2023

Legal Topics: Great Lakes Fisheries Management; Treaty Rights

 

Preciado v. Great Wolf Lodge
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5432319
No. CV-22-01422-PHX-DLR
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
August 23, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Discrimination

 

Fitzgerald, et al. v. Wildcat, Sr., et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5345302
CASE NO. 3:20-cv-00044
United States District Court, W.D. Virginia.
August 18, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Lending; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

McElderry v. Lake County
2023 WL 5310395
Cause No. CV 23-46-M-DLC
United States District Court, D. Montana.
August 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus; McGirt v. Oklahoma; Public Law 280

 

Miller v. Lake County
2023 WL 5310013
Cause No. CV 23-58-M-DLC
United States District Court, D. Montana.
August 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus; McGirt v. Oklahoma; Public Law 280

 

Spivey v. Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
Materials via Turtle Talk
No. 22-30436
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
August 16, 2023

Legal Topics: Remand to State Court; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Nygaard v. Taylor
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5211646
No. 22-2277
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
August 15, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act

 

Pollard, et al. v. Johnson, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5221533
23-cv-135-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
August 15, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Indian Right-of-Way Act

 

Williams v. Harpe
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5201606
No. 23-7015
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
August 14, 2023

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Due Diligence

 

Perez and Torres v. City of San Antonio
Civil Action No. SA-23-CV-977-FB
United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division.
August 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Temporary Restraining Order; Religious Freedom

 

Huntley and Jackson, et al. v. Rosebud Economic Development Corporation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5186247
Case No. 22-cv-1172-L-MDD
United States District Court, S.D. California.
August 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Lending; Arbitration; Choice-of-Law Provision

 

Garfield County, et al. v. Biden, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5180375
Case No. 4:22-cv-00059-DN-PK
United States District Court, D. Utah.
August 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Antiquities Act; Sovereign Immunity; Motion to Dismiss

 

Narragansett Indian Meeting Church v. Johnson
2023 WL 5094924
No. 1:21-cv-00332-MSM-PAS
United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.
August 9, 2023

Legal Topics: Stay Discovery; Self-Incrimination; Property Dispute

 

Harris v. FSST Management Services, LLC
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5096295
Case No. 22 C 1063
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.
August 9, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Lending; Arbitration; Choice-of-Law Provision

 

Buchanan v. Water Resources Department of Oregon
2023 WL 5093879
Case No. 1:23-cv-00923-CL (Lead Case), Case No. 1:23-cv-00925-CL (Trailing Case), Case No. 1:23-cv-00927-CL (Trailing Case), Case No. 1:23-cv-00928-CL (Trailing Case), Case No. 1:23-cv-00929-CL (Trailing Case), Case No. 1:23-cv-00930-CL (Trailing Case)
United States District Court, D. Oregon, Medford Division.
August 9, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Water Rights; Klamath Project

 

Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5051167
No. 22-4022
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
August 8, 2023

Legal Topics: Attorney Fees; Sanctions; Tribal Court Jurisdiction

 

Chase, et al. v. Andeavor Logistics, L.P., et al.
2023 WL 5920379
Case No. 1:19-cv-00143
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
August 8, 2023

Legal Topics: Allotted Lands; Trespass

 

United States v. Budder
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5006704
No. 22-7027
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
August 7, 2023

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Self Defense

 

United States v. Eagle
2023 WL 5000517
Case No. 4:20-cr-00193-BLW
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
August 4, 2023

Legal Topics: Concurrent Sentences

 

Skull Valley Health Care, LLC v. Norstar Consultants LLC
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4934292
Case No. 2:22-cv-00326
United States District Court, D. Utah.
August 2, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Official Immunity

 

Wilson v. Department of Interior, et al.
2023 WL 4933420
5:23-cv-5027
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
August 2, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

July

Wilson v. Department of Interior, et al.
2023 WL 4868415
5:22-cv-5094
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
July 31, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Lack of Standing

 

Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Pollack
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4824733
Civil Action No.: 22-2299 (RC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
July 27, 2023

Legal Topics: National Historic Preservation Act

 

Ray v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2023 WL 4761789
No. CV-22-08101-PCT-SPL
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
July 26, 2023

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

 

Crow Tribe of Indians v. Repsis
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4696801
No. 21-8050
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
July 24, 2023

Legal Topics:Treaty Hunting Rights; Herrera v. Wyoming

 

Blackburn, et al. v. A.C. Israel Enterprises, et al.
2023 WL 4710884
Civil No. 3:22cv146 (DJN)
United States District Court, E.D. Virginia.
July 24, 2023

Legal Topics: Economic Development; Tribal Lending

 

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and Fort Hall Business Council v. Vanir Construction Management
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4706007
Case No. 4:23-cv-00160-REP
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
July 24, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Sovereign Immunity

 

No Casino in Plymouth v. National Indian Gaming Commission
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4646113
No. 22-15756
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
July 20, 2023

Legal Topics: Fee Land Into Trust; Tribal Gaming Ordinance

 

Villasenor v. Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4622818
No. 22-55637
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
July 19, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Civil Rights Act; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
2023 WL 4623871
Case No. 1:16-cv-10317
United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
July 19, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Contract Health; Discovery

 

Western Watersheds Project et al. v. McCullough
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4557742
No. 23-15259, No. 23-15261, No. 23-15262
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
July 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Project; National Environmental Policy Act; National Historic Preservation Act; Federal Land Policy and Management Act

 

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. BNSF Railway Company
2023 WL 5301426
CASE NO. 2:15-cv-00543-RSL
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
July 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Motion to Compel Arbitation; Damages

 

Turpen v. Muckleshoot Tribal Court
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4492250
CASE NO. C22-0496-JCC
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
July 12, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Dissolution of Marriage

 

Lula Williams et al. v. Big Picture loans LLC et al.
2023 WL 4473335
Case No. 3:17-cv-461
United States District Court, E.D. Virginia.
July 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity

 

Burkette v. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeffrey Travis, et al.
2023 WL 5199541
CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-996-JWD-EWD
United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.
July 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Federal Recognition

 

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of the Interior
2023 WL 4411858
No. 21-4098
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
July 10, 2023

Legal Topics: Water Rights; National Environmental Policy Act; Administrative Procedure Act

 

Sisaudia v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4419766
Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-03689 (CJN)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
July 10, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction; Child Custody

 

Hess v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4419765
Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-03385 (CJN)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
July 10, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction; Child Custody

 

Seneca v. Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4340699
No. 22-2271
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
July 5, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Employment Discrimination

 

State of Kansas ex rel. Kobach v. United States Department of Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4307478
No. 21-3097
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
July 3, 2023

Legal Topics: Fee to Trust; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

 

WPX Energy Williston, LLC v. Jones
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4308905
No. 22-2020, No. 22-2025
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
July 3, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Agreement Terms

 

June

West Flagler Associates, Ltd. v. Haaland
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4279219
No. 21-5265
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
June 30, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

 

Ferguson v. Hittle, et al.
2023 WL 4305122
Case No.: 3:23-cv-1128-GPC-KSC
United States District Court, S.D. California.
June 30, 2023

Legal Topics: § 1983 Claim; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Mestek v. LAC Courte Oreilles Community Health Center
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4240807
No. 22-2077
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
June 29, 2023

Legal Topics: False Claims Act; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Wilson v. Department of Interior
2023 WL 4238898
5:23-cv-5041
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
June 28, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Internal Affairs of Tribes

 

Hooper v. City of Tulsa
2023 WL 4220246
No. 22-5034
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
June 28, 2023

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Post-Conviction Relief; Section 14 of the Curtis Act

 

United States v. Peshlakai
2023 WL 4235671
No. 21-cr-01501-JCH
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
June 28, 2023

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Federal-Detainer Statute

 

Tsosie v. N.T.U.A. Wireless LLC, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4205127
No. CV-23-00105-PHX-DGC
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
June 27, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Immunity; Tribal Corporation

 

Simms-Hiatt v. Engleman
2023 WL 5338183
No. CV 22-09006-DOC (DFM)
United States District Court, C.D. California, Western Division.
June 26, 2023

Legal Topics: Concurrent Sentences; Compassionate Release

 

Salt v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2023 WL 4182163
No. CV-22-08139-PCT-DJH
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
June 26, 2023

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

 

Graham v. White
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4141662
Case No. 23-CV-0164-CVE-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
June 22, 2023

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Post-Conviction Relief; Due Process

 

Adams v. Baker and Mathew
2023 WL 4105183
CV 23-32-H-SEH
United States District Court, D. Montana.
June 21, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction; Younger Abstention Doctrine

 

United States v. McGirt
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4072155
No. 21-7048
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
June 20, 2023

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Treaty Rights

 

Unkechaug Indian Nation v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4054525
18-CV-1132 (WFK) (AYS)
United States District Court, E.D. New York.
June 16, 2023

Legal Topics: Treaty Fishing Rights

 

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Bad River Reservation v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4043961
19-cv-602-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
June 16, 2023

Legal Topics: Public Nuisance; Trespass on Indian Lands

 

Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges v. Haaland
2023 WL 4066653
No. 20-35721, No. 20-35727, No. 20-35728
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 15, 2023

Legal Topics: Land Exchange Agreement; Mootness

 

Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians v. Pacific Coast Building Products, Inc.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 4007716
No. 2:23-cv-00168 WBS CKD
United States District Court, E.D. California.
June 14, 2023

Legal Topics: Nuisance; Trespass; Ripeness

 

Wilson v. Oglala Sioux Tribe Election Commission
2023 WL 3980238
5:22-cv-5095
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
June 13, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Bowman v. Pathfinder Solutions, LLC
2023 WL 3962822
21-CV-6366 CJS
United States District Court, W.D. New York.
June 13, 2023

Legal Topics: Improper Removal; Fee Land; Cayuga Nation Police Department

 

Mound v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3911505
No. 22-1721
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
June 9, 2023

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act; Sovereign Immunity

 

United States v. Sampson
2023 WL 3883703
No. 21-30188
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 8, 2023

Legal Topics: Sentencing Disparity

 

United States v. Archer
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3860530
No. 22-539
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
June 7, 2023

Legal Topics: Conspiracy; Securities Fraud

 

In re North Dakota Legislative Assembly
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3831550
No. 23-1600
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
June 6, 2023

Legal Topics: Voting Rights Act; Legislative Privilege

 

In re Klamath Irrigation District
Materials via Turtle Talk
69 F.4th 934
No. 22-70143
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 5, 2023

Legal Topics: Water Rights; Writ of Mandamus

 

United States v. Fisher
2023 WL 3764643
CR 23-01-M-DLC
United States District Court, D. Montana.
June 1, 2023

Legal Topics: Warrantless Search and Seizure

 

Richman and ex rel. C.R. v. Native Village of Selawik, et al.
2023 WL 3764599
Case No. 3:22-cv-00280-JMK
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
June 1, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Tribal Sovereignty

 

Brooks v. Branham
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3761183
Case No. 6:22-cv-00033
United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Lynchburg Division.
June 1, 2023

Legal Topics: Monacan Indian Tribe; Intra-Tribal Disputes

 

 

May

Halverson v. Haaland
2023 WL 3742323
CV 22-76-BLG-SPW
United States District Court, D. Montana, Billings Division.
May 31, 2023

Legal Topics: Partition and Conveyances; Estate Services

 

Jackson v. Blackfeet Enrollment Office
2023 WL 3626433
Cause No. CV 23-22-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana, Great Falls Division.
May 24, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereignty; Indian Civil Rights Act; Lack of Jurisdiction

 

Bibeau v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
T.C. Memo. 2023-66
Docket No. 11483-20L
United States Tax Court.
May 24, 2023

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Indian Taxation

 

United States v. Michigan
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3595639
No. 22-1946
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
May 23, 2023

Legal Topics: Great Lakes Fisheries Management; Treaty Rights; Intervention

 

Oglala Sioux Tribe v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3606098
5:22-CV-05066-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
May 23, 2023

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Bad Men Clause; Tribal Law Enforcement Funding

 

Eagle Bear, Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3572484
Case No. CV-22-93-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
May 19, 2023

Legal Topics: Additional Discovery

 

Slate v. Makes Cents, Inc.
2023 WL 3504931
Case No. 22 C 4165
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.
May 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity

 

McAlister v. Alaska
2023 WL 3480001
Case No. 3:23-CV-0029-HRH
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
May 16, 2023

Legal Topics: Racial Discrimination

 

Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. Ryser
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3435294
Case No. C22-01723-RSM
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
May 12, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Taxation; Motion to Dismiss

 

Hogshooter v. Cherokee Nation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3391411
No. CIV 23-137-RAW
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
May 11, 2023

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity; Indian Civil Rights Act

 

Dakota Metal Fabrication v. Parisien
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3344277
Case No. C22-01723-RSM
United States District Court, D. North Dakota, Eastern Division.
May 10, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance; Indian Taxation

 

Steiner v. Kempster
2023 WL 4138348
Case No. C22-5526-RJB-SKV
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
May 10, 2023

Legal Topics: § 1983 Claim; Tribal Authority

 

United States v. Milk
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3218035
No. 21-3722
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
May 3, 2023

Legal Topics: Federal Criminal Jurisdiction; Major Crimes Act

 

United States v. Peneaux
Materials via Turtle Talk
3:22-CR-30105-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
May 2, 2023

Legal Topics: Domestic Abuse; Effect of Tribal Court Conviction

 

Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3163049
No. 21-35985
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
May 1, 2023

Legal Topics: Treaty Fishing Rights

 

Tule Lake Committee v. Federal Aviation Administration, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3171564
No. 20-16955
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
May 1, 2023

Legal Topics: Dismissal for Lack of Jurisdiction; Transfer of Property

 

King v. Calderin, et al.
2023 WL 3182656
Case No. 2:21-cv-01452-CDS-BNW
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
May 1, 2023

Legal Topics: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act; Injunctive Relief

 

 

April

HCI Distribution, Inc. and Rock River Manufacturing, Inc. v. Hilgers, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3122201
8:18-CV-173
United States District Court, D. Nebraska.
April 27, 2023

Legal Topics: Tobacco Product Regulations; Indian Taxation

 

United States v. Kills Warrior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 5018567
5:19-CR-50163-JLV, 5:22-CR-50066-JLV
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
April 26, 2023

Legal Topics: Double Jeopardy; Tribal Court Jurisdiction

 

Old Bull v. United States
2023 WL 3098327
CV 22-109-BLG-KLD
United States District Court, D. Montana.
April 26, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Officials

 

Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians v. California
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3066240
No. 21-15751
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
April 25, 2023

Legal Topics: Attorney Fees; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

 

Kanam and Pilchuck Nation v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3063526
No. 22-5197
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
April 25, 2023

Legal Topics: Federal Recognition; Tribal Court Judgment

 

Greene, et al. v. United States
2023 WL 3072565
No. 22-1064, No. 22-1185
United States Court of Federal Claims.
April 25, 2023

Legal Topics: Oklahoma Criminal Convictions; Treaty of Washington; Limited Jurisdiction

 

Gilliland v. Barteaux et al.
2023 WL 3066122
Case No. 22-CV-0257-JFH-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
April 24, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Civil Rights Act; Tribal Court Jurisdiction

 

Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al.
2023 WL 3052299
CV 22–91–M–DLC
United States District Court, D. Montana.
April 24, 2023

Legal Topics: Preliminary Injunction; Knotty Pine Project; Grizzly Bear

 

Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation v. United States Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3027782
No. 22-5185
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
April 21, 2023

Legal Topics: Mineral Royalties; State Intervention

 

Garcia, III v. Hobbs, et al.
2023 WL 3045747
Cause No. C22-5152-RSL-DGE-LJCV
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
April 21, 2023

Legal Topics: Equal Protection; Racial Gerrymander

 

Alturas Indian Rancheria v. Newsom
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 3025225
No. 2:22-cv-01486-KJM-DMC
United States District Court, E.D. California.
April 20, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Good Faith Negotiation

 

In re Gold King Mine Release in San Juan County, Colorado, on August 5, 2015
2023 WL 3020041
No. 1:18-md-02824-WJ, No. 16-cv-931-WJ-LF
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
April 20, 2023

Legal Topics: Tort Damages; Restoration Costs

 

Eagle Bear, Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation
2023 WL 3003823
CV-22-93-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
April 19, 2023

Legal Topics: Additional Discovery

 

Barton, et al. v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2023 WL 2991627
No. CV-22-08022-PCT-SPL
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
April 18, 2023

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

 

United States v. Buzzard
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 2967887
Case No. 21-cr-00351-GKF-3
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
April 17, 2023

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Discovery; Cherokee Nation

 

United States v. Wilson
2023 WL 2955885
Case No. 22-CR-092-JFH
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
April 14, 2023

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act; Assimilated Child Abuse

 

Schemmer v. Crow
2023 WL 2924627
No. 22-6139
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
April 13, 2023

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Certificate of Appealability

 

In re Gold King Mine Release in San Juan County, Colorado, on August 5, 2015
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 2914718
No. 1:18-md-02824-WJ, No. 16-cv-931-WJ-LF
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
April 12, 2023

Legal Topics: CERCLA; Natural Resource Damages

 

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. Howe
2023 WL 2868670
Case No. 3:22-cv-22
United States District Court, D. North Dakota, Eastern Division.
April 10, 2023

Legal Topics: Voting Rights Act

 

Pauma Band of Mission Indians v. Newsom
2023 WL 2842453
CASE NO. 2:21-CV-1166 AWI SKO
United States District Court, E.D. California.
April 7, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Venue

 

Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians v. California
2023 WL 2841065
CASE NO. 1:21-CV-1509 AWI SKO
United States District Court, E.D. California.
April 7, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Venue

 

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management, et al.
2023 WL 2759864
Case No. 3:23-cv-00058-SLG, Case No. 3:23-cv-00061-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
April 3, 2023

Legal Topics: National Environmental Policy Act; Endangered Species Act; Willow Project

 

March

States of West Virginia, North Dakota, Georgia, Iowa, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
Case No. 3:23-cv-32
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
March 31, 2023

Legal Topics: Clean Water Act; Intervention

 

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall Reservation v. Daniel-Davis
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 2744123
Case No. 4:20-cv-00553-BLW
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
March 31, 2023

Legal Topics: National Environmental Protection Act; Federal Land Policy Management Act; Trust Responsibility

 

LaDeaux, Estate, et al. v. United States of America
2023 WL 2743878
3:20-CV-03007-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
March 31, 2023

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act; Summary Judgment

 

Buckner v. City of Sallisaw, Oklahoma
2023 WL 2742735
Case No. CIV-22-146-JAR
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
March 31, 2023

Legal Topics: Section 1981 Claim for Racial Discrimination

 

Northern Arapaho Tribe v. Becerra
Materials via Turtle Talk
61 F.4th 810
No. 21-8046
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
March 6, 2023

Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEA); Healthcare

 

Darden v. Vines
Materials via Turtle Talk
2023 WL 2773633
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:22-cv-0404 LEAD, 6:22-cv-1398 MEMBER
United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lafayette Division.
March 1, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

February

The Cherokee Nation v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
2023 WL 2914173
No. 19-cv-2154-TNM-ZMF
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
February 10, 2023

Legal Topics: Tribal Trusts Accounting

 

January

Shirley v. Harpe
2023 WL 2759791
No. CIV-22-1049-J
United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.
January 5, 2023

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Statute of Limitations