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The Check Is In The Mail for Navajo Nation, BuckleySandler

It's almost payday for the Navajo Nation—and BuckleySandler. The federal government on Wednesday greenlighted a payment of $554 million to settle charges that the Department of the Interior failed to properly manage, invest and account for tribal trust funds
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The Legal Intelligencer

Thorpe v. Borough of Jim Thorpe, PICS Case No. 14-1731 (3d Cir. Oct. 23, 2014) McKee, J. (20 pages).

By | November 04, 2014
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act • Museums • Federal Funds
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Daily Business Review

Chief Judge Rejects Miccosukee Recusal Request

Miami's chief federal judge lambastes the Miccosukee Tribe for trying to remove another judge considering sanctions against it.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Denies Removal of Jim Thorpe's Remains

The remains of Olympic athlete and football legend Jim Thorpe should stay in the Pennsylvania town that bears his name, the Third Circuit has ruled, holding it would be an "absurd result" to uphold a district court judge's determination to move them to an Indian reservation in Oklahoma.
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New York Law Journal

State of New York v. Mountain Tobacco Co.

By | October 20, 2014
Complaint's Dismissal for Lack of 'Minimum Contacts' Personal Jurisdiction Is Denied
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Daily Business Review

Wrongful Death Case Against Tribe Members Takes Unusual Twist

Plaintiffs are no longer on the winning side in the wrongful DUI death case against two Miccosukee tribe members.
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National Law Journal

Native Hawaiian Inmates Win Class Certification

Hawaiian prisoners incarcerated in Arizona have won certification for their class action alleging they are unconstitutionally prohibited from practicing their native religion.
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New York Law Journal

State Can Ban High-Interest Tribal Loans, Circuit Rules

The Second Circuit upheld a judge's decision to deny a preliminary injunction that would have allowed two out-of-state Native American tribes to avoid prosecution for offering short-term loans with triple-digit interest rates to New York residents over the Internet.
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The Recorder

Stop the Casino 101 Coalition v. Brown

By | October 03, 2014
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The Recorder

United States v. Bryant

By | September 30, 2014
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