On August 14, 2025, the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation and two Native voters filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana challenging Chouteau County’s unfair, at-large voting system for the Board of County Commissioners. The suit alleges the system unlawfully dilutes the voting strength of Native voters and has denied them any representation on the County Commission for more than a decade.
Read more here and see the Complaint below.
Here is the petition in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Michigan:
Question presented:
Whether a district court has “inherent equitable power” to enter a coercive “decree” restricting an Indian tribe’s treaty rights without its consent and without satisfying this Court’s well-established standards for injunctive relief.
Lower court materials here.
On August 11, 2025, the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, Chemeheuvi Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, and Morongo Band of Mission Indians, moved to intervene in Torongo v. Burgum, a case that threatens the long-sought designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument. Tribal Nations led the effort to establish Chuckwalla National Monument. The challenge to the monument is brought in federal court by a Michigan resident who purportedly has mining claims within the monument boundaries and a national off-road vehicle special interest group.
More here.
Complaint is here:
Here are materials in Ute Indian Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. Ure (D. Utah):
78 Utah School Motion to Dismiss
Here is the tribe’s petition in Citizenship Board of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Grayson:
Prior post with decision and briefs here.
Here is the federal court order in three cases, United States v. Town of Flambeau, No. 23-355 (W.D. Wis.), Anderson v. Newland, No. 23-777 (W.D. Wis.), and Town of Flambeau v. Newland, No. 23-541 (W.D. Wis.):
Here are materials in 23-541:
Here are materials in 23-355:
The Native American Rights Fund has provided legal assistance to Tribes in Alaska since NARF’s founding in the early 1970s. In 1984, NARF opened an Alaska office so it could better serve Alaska Native Tribes and individuals. In the 40 years since NARF Alaska opened its doors, the office has litigated some of the most influential cases in the development of federal Indian law in Alaska. Below is an overview of the foundational work that NARF has done with and on behalf of Alaska Native Tribal governments and people.
Here are the new materials in Cayuga Nation v. New York State Gaming Commission (N.D. N.Y.):
Prior post here.
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