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9th Circ. Reinstates Civil Rights Complaint Alleging Differing Treatment Over Graduation Cap Alterations

"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that the school district's graduation dress codes was enforced in a selective way. So often, Native American students like Larissa are forced to choose between their culture and their educational attainments. The law needs to be clear that Native students should not be singled out for different treatment," Native American Rights Fund Deputy Director Matthew Campbell said in a statement.
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National Law Journal

Kavanaugh, Barrett May Determine Fate of Critical Native American Law

Gorsuch appeared to align with the court's three liberal justices on the future of the law, while Barrett appeared undecided.
5 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Indian Law Blockbuster | $1.2 Billion Patent Denial | Judges, AKA Historians

The justices today hear the longest argument of this final week of the November argument session. We speak with Kathryn Fort, head of the ICWA appellate project at Michigan State University College of Law, the case.
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Texas Lawyer

B-I-N-G-No: SCOTUS Bans Texas From Regulating Bingo in Move That Could Echo Beyond Tribes

The Supreme Court ruled that Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit erred in their interpretation of a federal law that recognized the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of El Paso.
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Law.com

Circuit Split Deepens Over Whether Bankruptcy Code Strips Tribal Immunity

Addressing a question of first impression, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that the U.S. Bankruptcy Code strips Native American tribes of their sovereign immunity.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Justice for Native First People Intervention Denied in Cayuga Nation's Rights Suit Over Cigarette Sales

The court's ruling and a summary by the Law Journal's decisions editors can be found here.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Okla. State Officials Resist Supreme Court Ruling Affirming Tribal Authority Over American Indian Country

State officials have also repeatedly refused to cooperate with tribal leaders to comply with the ruling, issued in 2020.
7 minute read

Law.com

9th Circuit: No Immunity for Tribal Nation's Outside Counsel in Casino Contract Dispute

"The panel, I think, missed the impact that this ruling could have on [a] tribe's ability to litigate in their own courts," said attorney George Forman, who represents several defendants who remain in the case.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Lauren King Becomes Washington State's First Native American Federal Judge

King, a citizen of the Muscogee Nation, is now the third Native American judge currently serving in the federal courts.
2 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Find Ways to Distinguish Yourself,' Says Harry Jackson of Fox Rothschild

"Carving out a niche area can be a great way to get noticed and elevate your profile internally."
7 minute read

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