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Tribal Law
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D.C. Circuit Affirms Newland Decision in California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Burgum
Here is the opinion. Briefs here.
Verfassungsblog
What AI Cannot See
When we say that Artificial Intelligence can assist with legal research, legal reasoning, or the production of legal knowledge, a prior question deserves far more attention than it receives: whose…
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A Citizen Potawatomi Candidate Is Running for Congress in Michigan
Michigan State Senator Sean McCann, a citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is running for Congress in Michigan’s 4th Congressional District. He won the Democratic primary in August and is…
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South Dakota Law Review Indian Law Symposium
Here: Essay PDF The Tribal Wills at USD’s Knudson School of Law: A Study in Mutuality, Nimbleness, and PersistenceThomas E. Simmons Articles PDF Innovative Sovereignty: California Tribes’ Use of the…
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D.C. Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Interior Reversal on Scotts Valley Gaming Lands
Here are the new materials in in Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.): 10-1 Motion for Preliminary InjunctionDownload 21 Federal OppositionDownload 38 California Amicus…
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Catawba Seeks Repeal of Federal Limit on its Citizenship Requirements
Patricia Leach/Catawba Nation: Legislative Hearing on S.1750, S.3859, S.4053 & H.R.226, Sept. 26, 2026. Click on the image above to view the video of Assistant Chief Patricia Leach’s testimony before…
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Action Item: U.S. Census Bureau to hold virtual Tribal Consultation on Oct. 2 on proposed rule that eliminates race and ethnicity questions from decennial census questionnaire
The proposed rule would prohibit the collection of data on race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation on the short form decennial questionnaire or any questionnaire used for the enumeration of the…
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Tribal Amicus Brief in QCX LLC v. Nessel
Here: Tribal Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
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Quinault Nation Went from Lacking Broadband Access to Building the Pacific NW’s New Landing Point for Transpacific Internet Cables
Roughly one-third of the Quinault Reservation lacks internet access at home. The remaining two-thirds have service below the FCC’s minimum broadband standard. Now Quinault is building infrastructure that one of…
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Job Announcement – Pascua Yaqui Tribe
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe seeks applicants for the position of Assistant Attorney General. The link to the job announcement is here.