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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Wagnon

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Indian Law
On remand from the United States Supreme Court of an Indian nation's action against Kansas state officials for an order requiring that the state...

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Granholm

Contracts, Gaming Law, Government Law, Indian Law
In a dispute involving gaming on tribal lands and required payments by casinos to the government, grant of a Motion to Enforce Stipulation and Consent...

Estate of Walters v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law
A decision finding that the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) shielded the government from liability for...

State of S. Dakota v. US Dep't of the Interior

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A decision by the Department of the Interior to take certain land into trust for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is affirmed over state and county's...

Lebeau v. US

Class Actions, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
In a class action brought against the government under the Little Tucker Act for breach of trust based on what plaintiffs asserted was the Secretary...

California Commerce Casino, Inc. v. Scwarzenegger

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections, Gaming Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
In an action involving challenges to a bill ratifying gaming compacts between the state and Indian tribes, an appeal from dismissal pursuant to a...

Deschenie v. Bd. of Educ. of Cent. Consol. Sch. Dist. No. 22

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a former employee's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a board of education and additional individuals alleging defendants took adverse employment...

Felter v. Kempthorne

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law
After dismissal of complaint, based on six-year statute of limitations for non-tort actions against the U.S., alleging defendants improperly...

Nicole K. v. Superior Ct. (San Joaquin County Human Servs. Agency)

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
Termination of reunification services and scheduling a hearing to select a permanent plan for the child, without providing notice to a tribe as...

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Superior Court of Sacramento County

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Indian Law
In a case involving the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity, the court finds that California, through its Fair Political Practices Commission...