American Indian Law
Topics include federal/tribal relations, state/tribal relations, tribal jurisdiction and authority, and business law.
Pauline Toboulidis | October 16, 2017 | American Indian Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations, Data Privacy, Liability Insurance
The below is a sample of some recent and upcoming events featuring topics that may be of interest to our readers. White & Williams Coverage College 2017 The eleventh annual White and Williams LLP Coverage College is coming to the Pennsylvania Convention Center on...
BridgeTower Media | October 4, 2017 | American Indian Law
After a landmark decision on Native American jurisdiction in August, Oklahoma prosecutors have asked the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling, this time asking the whole court to review the opinion of a three-judge panel. “This is a major...
Phoebe Tollefson | September 8, 2017 | American Indian Law
Bonnie Littlesun is raising eight children, all but one of whom are her grandkids, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. “They’re crazy,” she said, laughing. It was mid-morning on Thursday and she had a brief break while her grandbaby slept and the others were at...
Pauline Toboulidis | August 16, 2017 | American Indian Law
In Murphy v. Royal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit invalidated the state court murder conviction and death sentence of Patrick Dwayne Murphy, an American Indian, after concluding that Oklahoma courts lacked jurisdiction. Murphy was convicted of the...
Alysa Landry | August 10, 2017 | American Indian Law
A new Navajo law criminalizes human trafficking on the country’s largest American Indian reservation. Navajo President Russell Begaye on August 7 signed the Navajo Nation Law against Human Trafficking, signaling his commitment to take a stance against an international...
Matthew L.M. Fletcher | July 21, 2017 | American Indian Law
Here is the opinion in Bishop Paiute Tribe v. Inyo County. An excerpt: The Bishop Paiute Tribe (the “Tribe”) seeks a declaration that they have the right to “investigate violations of tribal, state, and federal law, detain, and transport or deliver a non-Indian...
