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Arctic Slope Native Ass'n, Ltd. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Indian Law
In an Indian tribe's suit against the Secretary of Health and Human Services for breach of contract, claiming that the government failed to pay...

Lyon v. Gila River Indian Comm.

Bankruptcy Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action seeking a declaratory judgment that debtors' estate had legal title and access to a parcel of land surrounded by Indian lands, partial...

In re C.B.

Juvenile Law, Family Law, Indian Law
Juvenile court's order terminating defendants' parental rights and selecting a permanent plan of adoption of their children is reversed for the...

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. S. Florida Water Mgmt. Dist.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In plaintiffs' suit challenging the the South Florida Water Management District's (District) suit seeking validation of certificates of participation...

Nebraska v. US Dep't of Interior

Administrative Law, Gaming Law, Indian Law
In an appeal from the district court's reversal of the National Indian Gaming Commission's decision concluding that the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska's...

In re Jonah D.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
Trial court's order terminating petitioner's parental rights to her son pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 is affirmed as,...

Nisqually Indian Tribe v. Gregoire

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law, Tax Law
In an action claiming that the State of Washington breached a contract with plaintiff Indian tribe by entering into an agreement with another tribe,...

Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Indian Law
In an appeal by the Cherokee Nation from the district court's denial of its motion to intervene in a dispute between the State of Oklahoma and Tyson...

Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians v. State of California

Gaming Law, Indian Law
In an action by Indian tribes claiming a breach of Gaming Compacts between the tribes and California, summary judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed in...

Oneida Indian Nation v. Cty. of Oneida

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action by the Oneida Indian Nation claiming that the State of New York wrongfully appropriated its lands, partial summary judgment for...