2022 Federal Courts Cases
December
United States v. Washington
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 18010361
Case No. C70-9213RSM
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
December 30, 2022
Legal Topics: Treaty Rights
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle
Materials via Turtle Talk
56 F.4th 1179
No. 22-35000
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
December 30, 2022
Legal Topics: Federal Power Act; Removal; Exclusive Jurisdiction
Tohannie v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2022 WL 17987268
No. CV-21-08272-PCT-ROS
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
December 29, 2022
Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act; Navajo and Hopi Indian Land Settlement Act of 1974
Hoopa Valley Tribe v. United States Bureau of Reclamation
2022 WL 17994327
Case No. 1:20-cv-1814-JLT-EPG
United States District Court, E.D. California.
December 29, 2022
Legal Topics: Water Rights; Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act
Cully Corporation v. United States
163 Fed.Cl. 676
No. 19-339C
United States Court of Federal Claims.
December 28, 2022
Legal Topics: Damages for Takings Claim
Save the Colorado, et al. v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
2022 WL 18859975
No. CV-19-08285-PCT-MTL
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
December 23, 2022
Legal Topics: Water Rights
Merit Energy Company, LLC v. Haaland
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 17844513
Nos. 21-8047 and 21-8048
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
December 22, 2022
Legal Topics: Oil and Gas Royalties on Tribal Land
Moore v. United States
163 Fed. Cl. 591
No. 22-1320
United States Court of Federal Claims.
December 16, 2022
Legal Topics: Monetary Damages; Subject Matter Jurisdiction
United States v. Patterson
2022 WL 17685602
No. 21-7053
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
December 15, 2022
Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Good-faith Exception
Turpen v. Turpen
2022 WL 17668095
CASE NO. C22-0496-JCC
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
December 14, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Dissolution of Marriage
Biers, Chief Tribal Judge of the Te-Moak Supreme Court v. Dentons US LLP, et al.
2022 WL 17620382
Case No. 2:22-cv-00298-HCN-JCB
United States District Court, D. Utah.
December 13, 2022
Legal Topics: Disqualification of Counsel; Appointment of Counsel
Waln v. Dysart School District
Materials via Turtle Talk
54 F.4th 1152
No. 21-15737
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
December 9, 2022
Legal Topics: Free Exercise Clause; Free Speech Clause; Equal Protection Clause
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. Sattgast
2022 WL 17486838
No: 20-3441
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
December 7, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereignty; State Taxation
Navajo Nation v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, et al.
2022 WL 17404793
No. CV-21-08190-PCT-DWL
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
December 2, 2022
Legal Topics: Navajo and Hopi Indian Land Settlement Act of 1974
United States v. Charging Crow
2022 WL 17348099
No. 22-8011
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
December 1, 2022
Legal Topics: Restitution Payments; Tribal Annuity Payments
Eagle Bear, Inc. and Brooke v. The Blackfeet Indian Nation and The Blackfeet Tribal Court
2022 WL 17361298
CV-22-93-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
December 1, 2022
Legal Topics: Intervention
November
Rincon Mushroom Corp. v. Mazzetti, et al.
2022 WL 17345485
Case No.: 3:09-cv-02330-WQH-JLB
United States District Court, S.D. California.
November 30, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction; Amended Complaint
Esquivel v. Fresno County Department of Social Services
2022 WL 17343869
Case No. 1:22-cv-00001-EPG
United States District Court, E.D. California.
November 30, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act
Galloway v. Martorello
2022 WL 17325982
Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-314
United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division.
November 29, 2022
Legal Topics: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Bad River Reservation v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 17249085
19-cv-602-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
November 28, 2022
Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Trespass on Indian Lands
The Cherokee Nation, et al. v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 17177622
Civil Action No. 20-2167 (TJK)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
November 23, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
NUMA Corporation v. Diven
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 17102361
No. 22-15298
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
November 22, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Bankruptcy
Acres Bonusing, Inc., et al. v. Ramsey, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 17170856
Case No. 19-cv-05418-WHO
United States District Court, N.D. California.
November 22, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Becerra
Material via Turtle Talk
53 F.4th 1236
No. 21-15641
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
November 21, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEA); Healthcare
United States v. Peterson
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 17082662
Case No. 22-cr-00338-BLF-1
United States District Court, N.D. California, San Jose Division.
November 18, 2022
Legal Topics: Criminal; Fraudulent Conduct; Costanoan-Chualar Indian Tribe
Archambault v. United States
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 17818657
3:22-CV-03002-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
November 18, 2022
Legal Topics: Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies; Tribal Police
Meglitsch v. Southcentral Foundation
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 16949256
No. 3:20-cv-0190-HRH
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
November 15, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; Tribal Organization; Employment
United States v. Jackson and Quileute Nation
2022 WL 16949590
CASE NO. 22-mc-5013 BHS
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
November 15, 2022
Legal Topics: Garnishment; Tribal Per Capita Payments
Glacier County Regional Port Authority v. Laurie Esau and Montana Human Rights Bureau
2022 WL 16948623
CV-22-81-GF-BMM-JTJ
United States District Court, D. Montana.
November 15, 2022
Legal Topics: Intervention; Sovereignty; Exercise of Jurisdiction
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
2022 WL 16920410
Case No. 1:16-cv-10317
United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
November 14, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Contract Health; Discovery
Oklahoma v. United States Department of the Interior
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 16837057
Case No. CIV-21-719-F
United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.
November 9, 2022
Legal Topics: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act; Administrative Procedure Act
Oklahoma v. United States Department of the Interior
2022 WL 16838032
Case No. CIV-21-805-F
United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.
November 9, 2022
Legal Topics: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act; Administrative Procedure Act
California Tribal Families Coalition, et al. v. Becerra, et al.
2022 WL 16716155
Case No. 20-cv-06018-MMC
United States District Court, N.D. California.
November 4, 2022
Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act; AFCAR; Indian Child Welfare Act
Nguyen v. Foley
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 16631180
No. 21-3735, No. 21-3821
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
November 2, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Courts; Child Welfare
In re: Conditions at Lake County Jail
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 16636450
CV 22-127-M-DWM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
November 2, 2022
Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Sovereign Immunity
October
Murray v. Queeno, et al.
2022 WL 16553397
17-CV-6279 (CJS)
United States District Court, W.D. New York.
October 31, 2022
Legal Topics: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
Tanner-Brown, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 16528397
Civil Action No. 21-565 (RC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
October 28, 2022
Legal Topics: Class Action; 35 Stat. 312; Freedmen Allotments
Backcountry Against Dumps v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 15523095
No. 21-55869
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
October 27, 2022
Legal Topics: Economic Development; Sovereign Immunity
Weiss v. Perez, et al.
2022 WL 11337461
Case No. 22-cv-00641-BLF
United States District Court, N.D. California.
October 19, 2022
Legal Topics: Freedom of Speech; Retaliation
Darden v. Vines, et al.
2022 WL 11388606
CASE NO. 6:22-cv-00404 (LEAD)
United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, LAFAYETTE DIVISION.
October 19, 2022
Legal Topics: Employment Law; Tribal Council
United States v. Cody
2022 WL 11128059
Case No. 4:22-cr-00063
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
October 18, 2022
Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Country
United States v. Alo-Kaonohi
2022 WL 10082094
CR. NO. 20-00136 JMS
United States District Court, D. Hawai‘i.
October 17, 2022
Legal Topics: Expert Witness; Native Hawaiian Language
Queens, LLC v. Seneca-Cayuga Nation
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 7074271
Case No. 4:19-cv-00350-WPJ-CDL
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
October 12, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 5434208
Civil Action No. 20-3817 (CKK), Civil Action No. 21-0189 (CKK)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
October 7, 2022
Legal Topics: National Environmental Policy Act; Clean Water Act
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., and Enbridge Energy, L.P.
2022 WL 6105482
19-cv-602-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
October 7, 2022
Legal Topics: Remedy for Trespass
In re Klamath River Basin Litigation
2022 WL 5409032
MDL No. 3048
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
October 4, 2022
Legal Topics: Klamath River; Water Rights; Centralization
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. Houdyshell
Material via Turtle Talk
50 F.4th 662
No. 20-3441
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
October 4, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Taxation
September
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. United States Department of the Interior
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4598687
Civil Action No. 19-1544 (ABJ)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
September 30, 2022
Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
The Chickasaw Nation v. Caremark PHC, LLC, et al.
2022 WL 4624694
Case No. CIV-20-00488-PRW
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
September 30, 2022
Legal Topics: Federal Arbitration Act; Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Navajo Nation v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4548134
No. CV-21-08190-PCT-DWL
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
September 29, 2022
Legal Topics: Navajo and Hopi Indian Land Settlement Act; Administrative Procedure Act
Kialegee Tribal Town v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4547528
Civil Action No. 21-0590 (CKK)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
September 29, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction
Williams & Cochrane, LLP v. Rosette, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4544711
Case No.: 17-CV-1436-RSH-DEB
United States District Court, S.D. California.
September 27, 2022
Legal Topics: Quechan Tribe; Attorney Termination; Lanham Act
Roemen, et al. v. United States, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4482883
4:19-CV-4006-LLP
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.
September 27, 2022
Legal Topics: 638 Contract for Law Enforcement Services; Law Enforcement Assist Agreement
Eagle Bear, Inc., et al. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4465000
CV-21-88-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
September 26, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Trespass on Indian Lands; Bankruptcy Court
Hawk v. Burr and Bureau of Indian Affairs
2022 WL 4364740
No. 22-1526
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
September 21, 2022
Legal Topics: Bureau of Indian Affairs; Administrative Procedure Act
Kumar v. Schildt, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4299827
CV-22-54-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana.
September 19, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Allotments; Jurisdiction; Economic Development
Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
2022 WL 4290110
Case No. 2:19-CV-00286
United States District Court, D. Utah.
September 16, 2022
Legal Topics: Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies; Tribal Law; Tribal Courts; Banishment
Tanana Chiefs Conference v. Becerra, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4245487
Civil Action No. 20-2902 (RDM)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
September 15, 2022
Legal Topics: Health Care; Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 17356369
No. 2:04-CV-00256-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
September 15, 2022
Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Comprehensive Environmental Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Pacheco v. El Habti
48 F.4th 1179
No. 20-7002
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
September 15, 2022
Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus; McGirt v. Oklahoma
United States of America v. Fowler
48 F.4th 1022
No. 21-30172
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
September 13, 2022
Legal Topics: Law Enforcement Jurisdiction; Tribal Sovereignty
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. Haaland, et al.
2022 WL 4131194
3:21-CV-03018-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
September 12, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; Tribally Controlled Schools Act
Lexington Insurance Company, et al. v. Smith, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4131593
CASE NO. 3:21-cv-05930-DGE
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
September 12, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Nonmembers; Insurance Coverage
Solenex, LLC v. Haaland, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4119776
Civil Case No. 13-993 (RJL)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
September 9, 2022
Legal Topics: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920; Administrative Procedure Act; Trust Relationship
Birdbear et al. v. United States
Material via Turtle Talk
162 Fed. Cl. 225
No. 16-75L
United States Court of Federal Claims.
September 9, 2022
Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Mineral Leasing
Metlakatla Indian Community v. Dunleavy
Material via Turtle Talk
48 F.4th 963
No. 21-35185
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
September 8, 2022
Legal Topics: Off-Reservation Fishing Rights
Klamath Irrigation District v. United States Bureau of Reclamation
Material via Turtle Talk
48 F.4th 934
No. 20-36020, No. 20-36009
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
September 8, 2022
Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Water Rights
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation v. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., and Enbridge Energy, L.P.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4094073
19-cv-602-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
September 7, 2022
Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Trespass on Indian Lands
Manago v. Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 4017299
Civil Action No. 20-cv-0945-LKG
United States District Court, D. Maryland.
September 2, 2022
Legal Topics: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; Venue; Economic Development
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. Lyman County
2022 WL 4008768
3:22-CV-03008-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
September 2, 2022
Legal Topics: Voting Rights; Redistricting
August
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Forest Service
2022 WL 3910743
CV 22-91-M-DLC-KLD
United States District Court, D. Montana, Missoula Division.
August 31, 2022
Legal Topics: Endangered Species Act; Administrative Procedure Act; Sovereign Interests of an Indian Tribe
Beam v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2022 WL 3716497
No. CV-21-08149-PCT-SPL
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
August 29, 2022
Legal Topics: Navajo–Hopi Settlement Act; Administrative Procedure Act
United States of America v. Skeet
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3701593
No. 21-CR-00591 MV
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
August 26, 2022
Legal Topics: Migratory Bird Treaty Act; Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act; Treaty Rights; Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Silva v. Farrish
Material via Turtle Talk
47 F.4th 78
No. 21-0616
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
August 25, 2022
Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity; Fishing Rights
Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority v. Draganchuk, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3643739
Case No. 2:22-cv-27
United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
August 24, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. BNSF Railway Company
2022 WL 3597439
Cause No. C15-0543RSL
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
August 23, 2022
Legal Topics: Breach of Contract; Trespass on Indian Lands
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3585771
Case No. 2:21-cv-00573
United States District Court, D. Utah, Central Division.
August 22, 2022
Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Water Rights
Platform 10, LLC v. Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3543339
No. 21-17018
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
August 18, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity
LS3 Inc. v. Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs, L.L.C., et al.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3440692
No. 21-1385
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
August 17, 2022
Legal Topics: Economic Development; Breach of Contract
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. Lyman County
2022 WL 3446358
3:22-CV-03008-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
August 17, 2022
Legal Topics: Voting Rights; Redistricting
Stimson Lumber Company v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3446084
Case No. 2:22-cv-00089-DCN
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
August 16, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity
GTEC Industries Inc. v. Guzman
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3368599
Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01030 (CJN)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
August 16, 2022
Legal Topics: Economic Development; Tribal Recognition
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Evers
Material via Turtle Talk
46 F.4th 552
No. 21-1817
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
August 15, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Taxation; Treaty Rights
Engasser v. Tetra Tech, Inc.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3334632
No. 21-55217
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
August 12, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Cayuga Nation v. Parker
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3347327
5:22-cv-00128 (BKS/ATB)
United States District Court, N.D. New York.
August 12, 2022
Legal Topics: Economic Development; Tribal Law
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. Lyman County
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3274236
3:22-CV-03008-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
August 11, 2022
Legal Topics: Voting Rights; Redistricting
Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Material via Turtle Talk
45 F.4th 291
No. 20-1489
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
August 9, 2022
Legal Topics: National Environmental Policy Act; National Historic Preservation Act
Caremark LLC v. Chickasaw Nation
Material via Turtle Talk
43 F.4th 1021
No. 21-16209
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
August 9, 2022
Legal Topics: Health Care; Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Pueblo of Pojoaque v. Wilson
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3139089
Civ. No. 1:21-cv-00373 MIS/JHR
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
August 5, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Spokane Indian Tribe v. Sulgrove
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3083310
Case No. No. 21-35502
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
August 3, 2022
Legal Topics: Water Rights
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe v. U.S. Department of the Interior
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3031583
No. 22-15092, No. 22-15093
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
August 1, 2022
Legal Topics: National Environmental Policy Act; Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Administrative Procedure Act
July
Monster Tech. Group v. Eller
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3012572
No. 21-6146
UUnited States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
July 29, 2022
Legal Topics: Economic Development; Attorneys Fees
Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California v. State of California
Material via Turtle Talk
42 F.4th 1024
No. 21-15751
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
July 28, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Stimson Lumber Company v. Coeur D’Alene Tribe
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 3027029
Case No. 2:22-cv-00089-DCN
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
July 28, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Noem v. Haaland
Material via Turtle Talk
41 F.4th 1013
No. 21-2542
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
July 27, 2022
Legal Topics: Cultural Resources / Property
United States v. Stimac
40 F.4th 876
No. 21-2412
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
July 25, 2022
Legal Topics: Wildlife Trafficking; Trespassing on Indian Land
AQuate II, LLC v. Myers
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 2919626
Civil Action Number 5:22-cv-00360-AKK
United States District Court, N.D. Alabama, Northeastern Division.
July 25, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Section 8(a) contracting
Southcentral Foundation v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 2834283
Case No. 3:17-cv-00018-TMB
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
July 20, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Health Care
Tsi Akim Maidu of Taylorsville Rancheria v. Department of the Interior
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 2818035
No. 2:17-cv-01156-TLN-CKD
United States District Court, E.D. California.
July 19, 2022
Legal Topics: Federal Recognition
Evans Energy Partners, LLC v. Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc.
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 2784604
No. 21-12493
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
July 15, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies
Bird Industries, Inc v. The Tribal Business Council of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
2022 WL 2666062
Case No. 1:21-cv-070
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
July 11, 2022
Legal Topics: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Portland General Electric Company v. State of Oregon and Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
2022 WL 2527758
Case No. 3:22-cv-533-SI
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
July 7, 2022
Legal Topics: Ceremonial Fishing and Harvesting
Block v. Tule River Tribal Council
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 2533483
No. 1:20-cv-01691-DAD-BAM
United States District Court, E.D. California.
July 7, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Jaeger
Material via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 2528256
Case No. 3:22-cv-22
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
July 7, 2022
Legal Topics: Voting Rights Act; Redistricting
Yurok Tribe v. Dowd
2022 WL 2441564
Case No. 16-cv-02471-RMI
United States District Court, N.D. California.
July 5, 2022
Legal Topics: Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Tribal Sovereignty; Fishing Rights
City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 2440076
No. 2:22-cv-142
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
July 5, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction over Nonmembers; Dams; Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies
June
Kanam v. Haaland
2022 WL 2315552
Civil Case No. 21-1690 (RJL)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
June 28, 2022
Legal Topics: Federal Recognition
Apache Stronghold v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
38 F.4th 742
No. 21-15295
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 24, 2022
Legal Topics: Cultural Resources; Sacred Sites; Chi'chil Biłdagoteel
United States v. State of Alaska
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 2274545
Case No. 1:22-cv-00054-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
June 23, 2022
Legal Topics: Subsistence Rights; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
Grondal v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
37 F.4th 610
No. 21-35507
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
June 13, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Trust Relationship; Allotment
Navajo Agricultural Products Industry v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 2116709
Civ No. 1:20-cv-01183 MIS/JFR
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
June 13, 2022
Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Federal Tort Claims Act
Hyman v. Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe of Connecticut
2022 WL 2078187
3:21-CV-00459 (KAD)
United States District Court, D. Connecticut.
June 9, 2022
Legal Topics: Custody; Jurisdiction
McKinsey & Company, Inc. v. Boyd
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 1978735
22-cv-155-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
June 6, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Nonmembers; Tribal Sovereign Immunity, Health Care
Kiowa Tribe v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 1913436
Case No. CIV-22-425-G
United States District Court, W.D. Oklahoma.
June 3, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Indian Gaming
Yazzie v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
2022 WL 1912261
No. CV-20-08348-PCT-DLR
United States District Court, D. NArizona.
June 3, 2022
Legal Topics: Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act of 1974
Cayuga Nation v. Parker
Materials via Turtle Talk
605 F. Supp. 3d 414
5:22-cv-00128 (BKS-ATB)
United States District Court, N.D. New York.
June 2, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Exhaustion
May
Brown v. Haaland
Materials via Turtle Talk
604 F. Supp. 3d 1059
Case No. 3:21-cv-00344-MMD-CLB
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
May 26, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital, Inc. v. Becerra
Materials via Turtle Talk
604 F. Supp. 3d 1187
No. VIS 22-0098 JB/CG
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
May 26, 2022
Legal Topics: Health Care; Trust Relationship; Indian Health Service
Walen v. Borgum, The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
2022 WL 1688746
Case No. 1:22-cv-31
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
May 26, 2022
Legal Topics: Voting Rights - Redistricting
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. CashCall, Inc.
Materials via Turtle Talk
35 F.4th 734
Nos. 18-55407, 18-55479
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
May 23, 2022
Legal Topics: Payday Lending; Consumer Financial Protection Act
Unite Here Local 30 v. Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Materials via Turtle Talk
35 F.4th 695
No. 21-55017
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
May 20, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Labor Relations; Class III Gaming Compact
Shoshone Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation v. United States
2022 WL 1605267
Case No. 4:18-cv-00285-DCN
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
May 20, 2022
Legal Topics: Quiet Title Act
Mestek v. Lac Court Oreilles Community Health Center
2022 WL 1568881
21-cv-541-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
May 18, 2022
Legal Topics: False Claims Act; Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Barnett
Materials via Turtle Talk
604 F.Supp.3d 827
5:20-cv-5058
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
May 26, 2022
Legal Topics: Voting Rights - Registration; National Voter Registration Act
Stanko v. Oglala Sioux Tribe
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 1499817
No. 22-1266
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
May 12, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Police; Law Enforcement Jurisdiction
Yurok Tribe v. US Bureau of Reclamation
2022 WL 1540029
Case No. 20-cv-05891-WHO
United States District Court, N.D. California.
May 16, 2022
Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity; Administrative Procedure Act
Nygaard v. Taylor
Materials via Turtle Talk
602 F. Supp. 3d 1172
3:19-cv-03016-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
May 11, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Courts; Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act
Weiss v. Perez
Materials via Turtle Talk
602 F. Supp. 3d 1279
Case No. 22-cv-00641-BLF
United States District Court, N.D. California.
May 10, 2022
Legal Topics: Cultural Resources; Native American Graves Protection Act
In re Coughlin
Materials via Turtle Talk
33 F.4th 600
No. 21-1153
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
May 6, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Cherokee Nation v. Haaland
2022 WL 1436699
Nos. 2054 & 20-5055
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
May 6, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Meeks v. Tehama County
2022 WL 1444398
No. 2:22-cv-0522 KJM AC PS
United States District Court, E.D. California.
May 6, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act; Jurisdiction
Allen v. Environmental Restoration, LLC
Materials via Turtle Talk
32 F.4th 1239
No. 19-2197
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
May 3, 2022
Legal Topics: Clean Water Act; Gold King Mine Spill
April
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. McKee
Materials via Turtle Talk
32 F.4th 1003
No. 20-4098
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
April 27, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction; Water Rights
Brown v. Haaland
2022 WL 1224928
Case No. 3:21-cv-00344-MMD-CLB
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
April 26, 2022
Legal Topics: Evictions
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Materials via Turtle Talk
32 F.4th 548
No. 21-1226
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
April 25, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Contract Health; Health Care; Medicare Like Rates
Southcentral Foundation v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 1194149
Case No. 3:17-cv-00018-TMB
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
April 21, 2022
Legal Topics: Health Care; Tribal Sovereign Immunity
Hooper v. City of Tulsa
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 1105674
Case No. 21-cv-165-WPJ-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
April 13, 2022
Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction; Curtis Act
Nguyen v. Foley
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 1026477
File No. 21-cv-991 (ECT/TNL)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
April 6, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Courts; Child Welfare
United States v. Menees
2022 WL 1004868
Case No. CR-21-151-TDD
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
April 4, 2022
Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction
Bad River Band of the Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Enbridge, Inc.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 1001060
19-cv-602-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
April 4, 2022
Legal Topics: Cultural Resources; Treaty Rights; Enbridge Line 5
March
Oertwich v. Traditional Village of Togiak
Materials via Turtle Talk
29 F.4th 1108
No. 19-36029
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 30, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Banishment
Cayuga Nation v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
594 F. Supp. 3d 64
Case No. 1:20-cv-3179-RCL
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
March 29, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Police; Tribal Law and Order Act
Hawk v. Burr
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 889385
Case No. 21-C-1301
United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.
March 25, 2022
Legal Topics: Bureau of Indian Affairs; Trespassing
Yurok Tribe v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
593 F. Supp. 3d 916
Case No. 10-cv-04405-WHO
United States District Court, N.D. California.
March 24, 2022
Legal Topics: Klamath River; Water Rights; Fisheries
Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribes of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Materials via Turtle Talk
28 F.4th 1051
Nos. 19-4178 & 20-4015
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
March 18, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Law; Tribal Courts; Banishment
Stephen C. v. Bureau of Indian Education
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 808141
No. 21-15097
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 16, 2022
Legal Topics: Indian Education
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges v. Haaland
Materials via Turtle Talk
29 F.4th 432
No. 20-35721, No. 20-35727, No. 20-35728
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 16, 2022
Legal Topics: Land Exchange; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Pollack
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 782410
Civil Action No. 20-576 (RC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
March 15, 2022
Legal Topics: Cultural Resources; National Historic Preservation Act; Tribal Consultation
Mitchell v. Kirchmeier
Materials via Turtle Talk
28 F.4th 888
No. 21-1071
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
March 14, 2022
Legal Topics: Civil Rights; Police Brutality; Standing Rock
Big Horn Co. Electric Cooperative v. Big Man
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 738623
No. 21-35223
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 11, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction; Tribal Law
The Canadian St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians v. State of New York
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 768669
5:82-CV-0783 (Lead), 5:82-CV-1114 (Member), 5:89-CV-0829 (Member) (LEK/TWD)
United States District Court, N.D. New York.
March 14, 2022
Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Indian Land Claims
James v. Kootenai County
2022 WL 656894
Case No. 2:19-cv-00460-BLW
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
March 4, 2022
Legal Topics: Religious Practices - Burial Traditions
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe v. County of Mille Lacs
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 624661
Case No. 17-cv-05155 (SRN/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
March 3, 2022
Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Reservation Boundaries
FebruarY
Fletcher v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
26 F.4th 1314
2021-1625
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
February 24, 2022
Legal Topics: Federal Trust Breach; Osage Headrights
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation v. Lawrence
2022 WL 596845
Case No. 2:16-cv-00579-TC
United States District Court, D. Utah.
February 28, 2022
Legal Topics: Attorneys' Fees
Grand Canyon Trust v. Provencio
Materials via Turtle Talk
26 F.4th 815
No. 20-16401
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
February 22, 2022
Legal Topics: Uranium Mining; Cultural Resources Protection
Navajo Nation v. Department of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
26 F.4th 794
No. 19-17088
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
February 17, 2022
Legal Topics: Water Rights; Trust Relationship
Jones v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 473032
2020-2182
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
February 16, 2022
Legal Topics: Bad Men Clause; Court of Federal Claims
Adams v. Dodge
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 458394
No. 21-35490
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
February 10, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Court Exhaustion Doctrine; Jurisdiction
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland
Materials via Turtle Talk
25 F.4th 12
No. 20-5123
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia.
February 4, 2022
Legal Topics: Fee-to-Trust Acquisitions
January
United States v. Johnson
Materials via Turtle Talk
24 F.4th 590
No. 19-2418
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
January 31, 2022
Legal Topics: Assimilative Crimes Act
Shawnee Tribe v. Yellen
Materials via Turtle Talk
583 F. Supp. 3d 36
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.
January 28, 2022
Legal Topics: CARES Act
Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation v. Idaho
Materials via Turtle Talk
580 F. Supp. 3d 897
Case No. 4:21-cv-00252-DCN
United States District Court, D. Idaho.
January 19, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Treaty Rights
Wellman v. Orcutt
Materials via Turtle Talk
2022 WL 169696
CV-21-30-GF-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana, Great Falls Division.
January 19, 2022
Legal Topics: Blackfeet Reservation; Discrimination
Cross v. Fox
Materials via Turtle Talk
23 F.4th 797
No. 20-3424
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
January 14, 2022
Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Tribal Law; Tribal Elections
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe and the Center for Biological Diversity v. Department of the Interior
2022 WL 137069
3:21-cv-00512-RCJ-WGC
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
January 14, 2022
Legal Topics: Cultural Resources; Sacred Sites; Geothermal Projects
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. Lawrence
Materials via Turtle Talk
22 F.4th 892
No. 18-4013
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
January 6, 2022
Legal Topics: Employment Contracts; Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Cavazos v. Haaland
Materials via Turtle Talk
579 F. Supp. 3d 141
Civil Action No. 20-2942 (CKK)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
January 10, 2022
Legal Topics: Tribal Membership; Disenrollment; Trust Relationship
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