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2024 Federal Courts Cases

Last updated: April 24, 2024

Next update should be ready by: April 30, 2024

Recently Added Cases:

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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