all - Opinion Summaries

IN RE NIKKI R.

Family Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
A county social services agency failed to give notice in compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act, where the record contained no evidence of an...

IN RE CHRISTOPHER I.

Family Law, Health Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
Juvenile court's decision that the withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment for a dependent child is in the child's best interests was...

HARTMAN v. KICKAPOO TRIBE GAMING COMM'N

Administrative Law, Indian Law
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act contains no implied private right of action in favor of an individual seeking to enforce compliance with the...

IN RE O.K.

Family Law, Indian Law
Where the information provided by a paternal grandmother was insufficient to give the court reason to believe that the minors might be Indian...

FOUFAS v. DRU

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Indian Law
After a dispute between Indian casino managers, a release signed by the parties and governed by California law is read to concern disputes that had...

STATE OF S. DAKOTA v. US DEP'T OF INTERIOR

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In action by a state to prevent federal agencies from placing certain land located outside an Indian reservation into trust on behalf of the tribe,...

US v. ANTOINE

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Indian Law
An Indian tribe member's conviction under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. sections 668-668d, did not violate the Religious Freedom...

GAMING WORLD INT'L, LTD. v. WHITE EARTH BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Indian Law
District court had jurisdiction over a petition seeking a declaratory judgment concerning a gaming contract between a casino operator and an Indian...

NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD. v. CHAPA DE INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM, INC.

Health Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
The National Labor Relations Act is a generally applicable statute and is applicable to a "tribal organization" that operates outpatient healthcare...

US v. WHITE HORSE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Indian Law
The district court correctly assumed jurisdiction over an Indian defendant, and no plain error occurred whether defendant was charged for aggravated...