Interior Acquires Land in Trust for Shinnecock Nation, Town of Southhampton Sues

Here is the complaint in Town of Southhampton v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

Here is the IBIA decision:

Federal Claims Court Dismisses Osage Headrights Trust Breach Suit

Here are new materials in Fletcher v. United States (Fed. Cl.):

30 Motion to Dismiss

33 Response

36 Reply

55 Order

Tenth Circuit Holds Federal Court May Not Convict Indian Country Defendants with Lesser-Included Offenses Not Enumerated in Federal Statute

Here is the opinion in United States v. Hopson:

Briefs:

Hopson Opening Brief

 US Answer Brief

Reply

US Supplemental Brief

Hopson Supplemental Brief

UNLV Gaming Law Journal Special Section on Indian Law

Here:

PDF

Editor’s Note
Valerie Andalibi-Alvarenga

PDF

Introduction
Danielle Finn

PDF

Beyond Bingo: How Class II Bingo-Based “Slot Machines” Are Reshaping Tribal-State Dynamics
Kelsey Henderson

PDF

Economic Development for Native Nevada: How Indian Gaming Can Further Tribal Self-Determination
Makai Zuniga

PDF

Keynote Speech from the 2025 Indian Nations Gaming & Governance Program Symposium
Patrice Kunesh

UCLA Law Review Symposium Issue — Red Rising: The Shifting Legal Landscape of Tribal Sovereignty

Here:

Arizona Attorney Indian Law Issue

Here:

Special Feature: Indian Law Intro
Should Tribes “Ban the Box”?
by: Katya Lancero Norris
Tribal Nations and the Use of AI
by: Angelo Baca & Katherine Belzowski
Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living in Indian Country
by: Judith M. Dworkin and Candace D. French
Tribal Programs Remain Intact Despite DEI Orders
by: Alexander Mallory
Tort Claims in Indian Country
by: Michael T. Combrink and Diana Elston-Miller

Third Circuit Rejects Immunity Defense of Fork Belknap Sovereign Lending Company

Here is the opinion in Ransom v. GreatPlains Finance LLC.

Briefs:

GreatPlains Brief

Amicus Brief

Ransom Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

UDub 38th Annual Indian Law Symposium (Sept. 4-5, 2025)

Register here.

SCHEDULE PREVIEW

Thursday, Sept. 4

  • Litigation and Federal Legislative Updates
  • Keynote: Professor Kekek Stark (Turtle Mountain), Alexander Blewitt III School of Law, University of Montana
  • Fish and the Future
  • Mining and Transboundary Impacts
  • Ethics: Maya Titova and Jaxi Sehorn, Staff Attorneys, Tribal Public Defense Clinic, Native American Law Center, UW School of Law

Friday, Sept. 5

  • NEPA…Still?
  • Keynote: Bryan Newland (Bay Mills), Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, PC, Washington, DC
  • The Mighty Columbia; Old Challenges, New Developments

More details here:

NARF’s Work in Alaska Over 40 Years

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.

Utah Federal Court Declines to Allow Ute Tribe to Intervene in Federal Environmental Enforcement Action against Tribal Business Partner

Here are materials in United States v. Ovintiv USA Inc. (D. Utah)/United States v. Fourpoint Resources LLC (D. Utah):

16 Motion to Intervene

42 Ute Tribe Brief

43 Federal Brief

44 Reply

45 DCT Order