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2026 Federal Courts Cases

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Next update should be ready by: April 22, 2026

Recently Added Cases:

Arizona Mining Reform Coalition v. United States Forest Service
2026 WL 958126
No. 25-5185, No. 25-5189, No. 25-5197
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
April 8, 2026

Legal Topics: cultural resources/property, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act (SALECA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Free Exercise Clause

 

Douglas v. Wisner
Materials via Turtle Talk
Case No. 24-CV-74-JFH-DES
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
April 6, 2026

Legal Topics: law enforcement jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA)

 

Arizona v. Biden
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 892956
No. 25-1370
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
April 1, 2026

Legal Topics: cultural resources/property

 

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April

Frank's Landing Indian Community, et al. v. Enlow
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 914846
CASE NO. 3:25-cv-05929-TL
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
April 3, 2026

Legal Topics: civil jurisdiction; Tribal sovereign immunity

 

Sepulveda v. Payer, et al.
2026 WL 915249
8:26CV128
United States District Court, D. Nebraska.
April 3, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal law; custodial orders

 

United States of America v. 20,855.90 Acres of Land, et al.
2026 WL 912532
No. CV-24-08240-PCT-KML
United States District Court, D. Arizona.
April 3, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property - land into trust

 

United States v. Goodlow
2026 WL 889924
No. 24-1851
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
April 1, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction - Major Crimes Act (MCA)

 

State of Montana, et al. v. Burgum, et al.
2026 WL 893960
CV-24-180-BMM
United States District Court, D. Montana, Billings Division.
April 1, 2026

Legal Topics: treaty rights - standing

 

 

March

Harris, et al. v. W6LS, Inc., et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 878446
No. 24-2056
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
March 31, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal law; civil jurisdiction - arbitation

 

Gastanaga v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2026 WL 883811
Civil Action No. 3:24CV485 (RCY)
United States District Court, E.D. Virginia.
March 31, 2026

Legal Topics: Federal recognition; Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

 

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. United States, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 877117
8:24-cv-01479 (AMN/PJE)
United States District Court, N.D. New York.
March 31, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)

 

Corrales v. United States of America, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 879527
Case No. 25-cv-0368-BJC-DDL
United States District Court, S.D. California.
March 31, 2026

Legal Topics: Federal recognition - tribal leadership dispute

 

Poemoceah v. Swenson
2026 WL 867414
Case No. 1:20-cv-00053
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
March 30, 2026

Legal Topics: sovereign immunity - qualified immunity

 

Yurok Tribe v. Dowd, et al.
2026 WL 855864
Case No. 16-cv-02471-RMI
United States District Court, N.D. California.
March 27, 2026

Legal Topics: hunting and fishing rights

 

Farrer v. Cornpeach
2026 WL 821628
Case No. 2:25-cv-00551-JNP-DAO
United States District Court, D. Utah.
March 25, 2026

Legal Topics: civil jurisdiction; Tribal sovereign immunity

 

Gardner, et al. v. Ute Tribal Court of the Uintah and Ouray, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 810223
No. 25-4077
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
March 24, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA)

 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah v. State of Utah, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 800484
No. 2:75-cv-00408-RJS
United States District Court, D. Utah.
March 23, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property; jurisdiction - Indian Country

 

Hamilton v. Sharp
2026 WL 800761
Case No. 22-CV-0434-SEH-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
March 23, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction - Tribal membership

 

Villebrun v. Nienaber
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 800044
No. 24-cv-504 (KMM/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
March 23, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal sovereign immunity - Section 1983

 

Shade v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
2026 WL 800226
No. 3:20-cv-0198-HRH
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
March 23, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property; Administrative Procedure Act (APA)

 

Porrazzo v. State of Nevada, et al.
2026 WL 788812
Case No. 3:26-cv-00006-ART-CLB
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
March 20, 2026

Legal Topics: trust breach - standing

 

Ormat Nevada Inc. v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
2026 WL 788084
Civil Action No. 25-3512 (RC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
March 20, 2026

Legal Topics: religious practices; resource management

 

Perank v. United States
2026 WL 735097
Case No. 2:20-cv-00712-JNP
United States District Court, D. Utah.
March 16, 2026

Legal Topics: sovereign immunity - discretionary function; water rights

 

Kozlowicz-Gardner v. Ute Tribal Council Members
2026 WL 735136
Case No. 2:25-cv-00211-JNP-DAO
United States District Court, D. Utah.
March 16, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal sovereign immunity

 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. City of Tulsa, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 736961
Case No. 23-cv-490-JDR-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
March 16, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction; law enforcement jurisdiction

 

Arizona Mining Reform Coalition, et al. v. United States Forest Service, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 711200
No. 25-5185, No. 25-5189, No. 25-5197
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
March 13, 2026

Legal Topics: cultural property; Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act

 

In re Ex Parte Search Warrant Application in the Matter of:
Environmental Protection Agency Administrative Inspection on Ute Tribal Land
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 735102
Case No. 2:26-mj-00149-CMR-1
United States District Court, D. Utah.
March 13, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property - access permit; Clean Air Act

 

Peterson v. Harrah's NC Casino Company, LLC, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 692793
No. 23-2316
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
March 12, 2026

Legal Topics: civil jurisdiction - necessary party

 

Alegre, et al. v. United States of America, et al.
2026 WL 699813
Case No.: 16-cv-02442-AJB-MSB
Consolidated with Case No.: 17-cv-01149-AJB-MSB
United States District Court, S.D. California.
March 12, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal membership

 

Wahpekeche v. Pettigrew
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 681370
No. 23-6176
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
March 11, 2026

Legal Topics: reservation diminishment; criminal jurisdiction

 

Myers v. The Tulalip Tribes
2026 WL 686136
Case No. 2:26-cv-00560-JCC-TLF
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
March 11, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction - exhaustion; Indian Civil Rights Act

 

Farrer v. Cornpeach
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 622626
Case No. 2:25-cv-00551-JNP-DAO
United States District Court, D. Utah.
March 5, 2026

Legal Topics: civil jurisdiction; law enforcement jurisdiction

 

United States v. Wilkinson
2026 WL 593928
Case No. 1:24-cr-00161
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
March 3, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction; Tribal consultation

 

Torongo, et al. v. United States Department of Interior, Secretary of, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 596106
Case No. 25-11263
United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.
March 3, 2026

Legal Topics: Antiquities Act; cultural property

 

National Wildlife Federation, et al. v. National Marine Fisheries Service, et al.
2026 WL 599621
Case No. 3:01-cv-640-SI
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
March 2, 2026

Legal Topics: resource management - water rights; fishing rights

 

Osage Nation v. Wood, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 579644
Case No. 01-cv-516-JDR-MTS
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
March 2, 2026

Legal Topics: taxation - McGirt v. Oklahoma

 

February

United States v. Brice, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 547720
No. 22-14126
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
February 27, 2026

Legal Topics: federal criminal jurisdiction

 

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.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 560028
19-cv-602-wmc
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
February 27, 2026

Legal Topics: resource management; Tribal property - trespass

 

Mathias v. Baldwin
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 524754
CV 25-217-M-KLD
United States District Court, D. Montana, Missoula Division.
February 25, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction; custodial agreements

 

Black Bear v. Wickre, et al.
2026 WL 497223
5:24-CV-05065-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
February 23, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

 

The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, et al. v. Drummond, et al.
2026 WL 449737
Case No. 23-cv-105-JDR-SH
Consolidated with: Case No. 23-cv-106-JDR-CDL, 23-CV-107-JDR-SH, 23-cv-111-JDR-SH, 23-cv-437-GKF-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
February 17, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction - McGirt v. Oklahoma

 

Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 381768
Case No. 2:25-CV-643-DAK-DAO
United States District Court, D. Utah.
February 11, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction - Tribal court exhaustion

 

Avoyelles Water Commission v. Ward 3 Avoyelles Waterworks District
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 372177
CIVIL ACTION NO. 24-1400
United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division.
February 10, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction - Tribal court removal

 

Cranford, II, et al. v. U. S. Department of the Interior, et al.
2026 WL 369717
Civil Action No. 25-1116 (EGS)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
February 10, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal recognition; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)

 

Meilstrup v. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 352690
Case No. 1:25-cv-162
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
February 9, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

 

Rockboy v. Charles Mix County, et al.
2026 WL 323333
4:24-CV-04093-ECS
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.
February 6, 2026

Legal Topics: law enforcement jurisdiction

 

Vipond v. DeGroat, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 306391
No. 25-1680
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
February 5, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction - Tribal court exhaustion

 

Shinnecock Indian Nation v. Hochul, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 279849
25-cv-07034 (NJC) (JMW)
United States District Court, E.D. New York.
February 3, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property

 

January

Chase, et al. v. Andeavor Logistics, L.P., et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 250849
No. 23-3019
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
January 30, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property; Indian Right-of-Way Act (IRWA)

 

Round Valley Indian Tribes, et al. v. Kendall, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 241995
Case No. 25-cv-03736-RMI
United States District Court, N.D. California.
January 29, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction; Tribal sovereignty

 

United States v. Ruiz
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 217099
No. 24-2128
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
January 28, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction; Indian status

 

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

 

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

 

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