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2026 Federal Courts Cases

Last updated: January 28, 2026

Next update should be ready by: February 4, 2026

Recently Added Cases:

Rousseau v. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, et al.
2026 WL 207280
3:25-CV-03028-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
January 27, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal sovereign immunity; Tribal jurisdiction

 

McClure v. Futrell
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 184562
CV 25-210-M-KLD
United States District Court, D. Montana, Missoula Division.
January 23, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction

 

Damron v. Pierce
2026 WL 165866
Case No. 24-CV-482-RAW-GLJ
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
January 21, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction

 

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United States, et al. v. Ballard
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 125927
Case No. 24-CV-0626-CVE-SH
Consolidated with: Case No. 25-CV-0050-CVE-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
January 16, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian Country; criminal jurisdiction

 

United States, et al. v. Iski
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 123292
Case No. 24-CV-0493-CVE, Case No. 25-CV-0028-CVE
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
January 16, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian Country; criminal jurisdiction

 

United States v. Ruiz
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 81895
No. 24-2128
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
January 12, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian status

 

Amboh v. Haney, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 63110
No. 25-4095
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
January 8, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); firm-waiver rule

 

Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arika Nation v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 35570
Civil Action No. 20-1918 (ABJ)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
January 6, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property; water rights