American Indian Law
Topics include federal/tribal relations, state/tribal relations, tribal jurisdiction and authority, and business law.
Madison Bessho | April 29, 2022 | American Indian Law
The Wall Street Journal has published “Supreme Court Upended the Legal System in Oklahoma and Could Do It Again,” exploring the aftermath of McGirt v. Oklahoma, a U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled a large part of eastern Oklahoma as a Native American reservation....
Barbara Creel | April 8, 2022 | American Indian Law
Below is the introduction to “Is the Court of Indian Offenses of Ute Mountain Ute Agency a Federal Agency for Purposes of the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause? (Denezpi v. United States, Docket 20-7622),” available for download on SSRN. Introduction There are...
Tammy Cowart | March 29, 2022 | American Indian Law
Below is the abstract for “One Buffalo in Texas: Legal and Ethical Issues in Native American Gaming Operations,” available for download on SSRN. There are three federally recognized Native American tribes in Texas – The Alabama-Coushatta, Ysleta del sur Pueblo, and...
Indian Country Today | March 8, 2022 | American Indian Law
The below article was originally published on February 28, 2022 by Indian Country Today. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Texas v. Haaland, a case seeking to overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act. The high court said Monday morning it would take the...
Andrew Hamm | January 19, 2022 | American Indian Law
The below is excerpted from an article originally published on SCOTUSblog.com on December 24, 2021. Control over the Penobscot River in Maine In Penobscot Nation v. Frey and United States v. Frey, two cases ask the Supreme Court to review an en banc decision of the...
Jennifer Morinigo | December 8, 2021 | American Indian Law
The Wisconsin Law Review of the University of Wisconsin Law School hosted a two-day symposium on the Restatement of the Law, The Law of American Indians that brought together leading experts in federal Indian law to discuss the Restatement and critical practice areas....
