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April 10, 2025
Calif. Centers Used 'Body Brokers' In $10M Scam, BCBS Says
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma slammed two California recovery centers and their owners with a lawsuit Thursday, alleging they spearheaded a $10 million kickback scheme to employ "body brokers" to find Indigenous patients for substance treatment facilities where they went to appalling lengths to stop them from leaving.
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April 10, 2025
Alaskan Tribes Sue Army Corps Over Gold Mining Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to adequately evaluate the effects of a suction dredge mining project for gold on a "pristine" Alaskan estuary, Native American tribes said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
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April 10, 2025
Groups Urge Protections For Native Monuments Amid Threats
The National Congress of American Indians is urging U.S. House members and the Trump administration to refrain from weakening protections on national monuments, saying recent executive orders and funding freezes threaten the inherent rights of Indigenous nations to steward and protect their ancestral lands for future generations.
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April 10, 2025
BLM Nominee Drops Out After Trump Criticism Surfaces
Oil and gas advocate Kathleen Sgamma is no longer in line to be the next head of the Bureau of Land Management, dropping out of the running on the morning of her Thursday confirmation hearing shortly after her past comments criticizing President Donald Trump were publicized.
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April 10, 2025
Alaska Asks DC Judge To Halt Tribe's Gaming Hall
The state of Alaska is asking a D.C. federal judge to bar an Alaska Native tribe from operating a gaming hall in Anchorage while the state challenges federal authorization for the facility, arguing that intervention is needed to preserve "the status quo that has existed in Alaska for more than 30 years."
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April 09, 2025
'Evasive' Unions Told To List Fired Probationary Workers
The California federal judge who ordered the reinstatement of many fired probationary federal workers before the U.S. Supreme Court stayed his ruling on Wednesday ordered the public sector unions representing federal staffers to provide a list of their booted members, calling their claims that the information would be difficult to produce "evasive."
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April 09, 2025
Tribe Warns High Court Of Dire Impact If Land Trust Bid Fails
A Michigan tribe seeking to undo an order denying its bid to compel the federal government to take 73 acres into trust for a casino venture outside of Detroit says a Supreme Court rejection of its petition will have disastrous consequences for its members and other similarly situated tribes.
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April 09, 2025
Colo. Says Online Betting Rules Don't Step On Tribal Authority
Colorado has asked a federal judge to toss a lawsuit by two tribes who claim the state is overreaching by trying to regulate online sports betting, arguing its regulations are within the scope of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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April 09, 2025
Okla. Charter School Funding Args Need Clarity, Justices Told
Indigenous organizations have weighed in on a dispute set to be argued later this month before the U.S. Supreme Court over whether Oklahoma can publicly fund the nation's first Catholic charter school, telling the justices that historical examples cited in the case of the federal government paying for Native boarding schools need clarification.
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April 09, 2025
Trump EPA, FWS Nominees Clear Senate Committee Vote
Three of President Donald Trump's nominees for top positions at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday cleared a Senate committee confirmation vote, clearing the path for a vote by the full body.
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April 08, 2025
US Seeks To Toss Utah Tribe's Water Claims Against Farm
The United States has weighed in on a tribe's dispute against a farm over water use and land rights in Utah federal court, arguing that U.S. officials have approved the water transfer agreements at issue as well as more than 200 others like them.
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April 08, 2025
Tulsa County Seeks Quick Win In Tribal Jurisdiction Dispute
Tulsa County is asking an Oklahoma federal court for an early win in a challenge by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation that looks to block the county and its officials from asserting criminal jurisdiction on its reservation, saying the request is an attack on state and federal Supreme Court precedent.
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April 08, 2025
New Mexico High Court Reaffirms Language Access Rights
The New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to provide access to language services for non-English speakers, saying an executive order by President Donald Trump designating English as the country's official language doesn't alter the state's law, constitution or legal obligation to its citizens.
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April 08, 2025
Trump Wants To Use Firms That Cut Deals For Coal Leases
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants to help coal companies with their leasing matters by proffering the聽services of Big麻豆传媒 firms that signed agreements to avoid getting shut out of government work.
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April 08, 2025
Tribal Leaders Not Immune From Extortion 麻豆传媒, Justices Told
The government is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject claims by the former head of a Native American tribe who says the federal law against extortion does not apply to him or other tribal leaders.
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April 08, 2025
Justices Halt Order To Reinstate Federal Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday hit pause on a California federal court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary federal workers who were fired from six agencies, agreeing with the Trump administration that the nonprofit groups that obtained the order lack standing to challenge the firings.聽
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April 07, 2025
Mont. State Senator, Farmer Challenge Canadian Tariff Orders
A Montana state senator and a Blackfeet Nation farmer are asking a federal court to block several Trump administration executive orders and proclamations that impose tariffs on Canadian goods and declare an energy emergency, arguing that the decisions are an unconstitutional attempt to regulate commerce while violating their treaty rights.
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April 07, 2025
Homeland Secretary Waives Fed 麻豆传媒s For Calif. Border Wall
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has issued a federal notice that she is waiving a slew of environmental and historical preservation laws to facilitate the construction of a barrier wall and roads in the San Diego area, citing illegal border crossings and drug trafficking.
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April 07, 2025
No Basis To Revive Leasing Withdrawals Ruling, Trump Says
The Trump administration urged an Alaska federal judge not to reinstate a decision barring it from undoing former President Barack Obama's withdrawal of offshore waters from oil and gas leasing, while it fights to revoke additional Biden administration removals.
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April 07, 2025
T-Mobile Says 5G Rural Fund Could Be Unnecessary
T-Mobile thinks a federal program to patch holes in rural 5G service using an auction fund could end up wasting money by getting off the ground too soon, and has urged the Federal Communications Commission to put the whole idea on ice.
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April 04, 2025
Mohawk Nation Drops Out Of NY Suit Over Deal Disagreement
A New York federal judge has granted a tribal nation's bid to dismiss its claims against the state in a land dispute stemming from a 1796 treaty after the tribe told the judge it can't go along with a proposed settlement.
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April 04, 2025
Va. Tribe Accuses State Of Obstructing Medicaid Program
The Nansemond Indian Nation and its healthcare entity have sued the Commonwealth of Virginia in federal court, saying the state made changes to its Medicaid program without lawful authority in a "systematic" campaign to undermine the sovereign rights of tribes.
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April 04, 2025
Youths Ask Alaska High Court To Stop LNG Project
A group of young Alaskans is asking the state's high court to block a deal to develop the only permitted liquefied natural gas export project on the Pacific coast of the U.S.
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April 03, 2025
Tribes, Great Lakes Group Seek Appeal Of Enbridge Decision
Four tribes and a Great Lakes water protection group have asked the Michigan Supreme Court for leave to challenge a state public service commission decision as well as a subsequent appeals panel ruling that both favor Enbridge Energy's Line 5 tunnel project.
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April 03, 2025
Tribes Seek Priority Window For Upcoming Spectrum Auction
Native American tribes pressed the Federal Communications Commission to let them apply during a priority window for an upcoming auction of commercial spectrum, as the FCC has done previously to boost tribal connectivity.
Expert Analysis
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How Justices' E-Rate Decision May Affect Scope Of FCA
The U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 eventual decision in Wisconsin Bell v. U.S., determining whether reimbursements paid by the E-rate program are "claims" under the False Claims Act, may affect other federal programs that do not require payments to be made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, says David Colapinto at Kohn Kohn.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.
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Series
Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
As a master scuba instructor, I鈥檝e learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills 鈥 among the many others I鈥檝e developed 鈥 has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at聽Troutman Pepper.
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麻豆传媒yers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.
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How Loper Bright Weakens NEPA Enviro Justice Strategy
The National Environmental Policy Act is central to the Biden administration's environmental justice agenda 鈥 but the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo casts doubt on the government's ability to rely on NEPA for this purpose, and a pending federal case will test the strategy's limits, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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Takeaways From High Court's Tribal Health Admin Cost Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent determination that the government must reimburse two Native American tribes for administrative healthcare costs will help tribes maintain equal footing with the Indian Health Service when administering programs, and continues a pattern of how the current court aligns on tribal concerns, say attorneys at Lewis Roca.
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How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market
Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they鈥檒l need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at聽Haynes and Boone.
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Think Like A 麻豆传媒yer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step
From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step 鈥 framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard 鈥 which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews聽at聽Poole Huffman.
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Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
When I鈥檓 not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars 鈥 a craft known as luthiery 鈥 which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.
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Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity
The Apple TV+ series 鈥淭ed Lasso鈥 aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Opinion
Now More Than Ever, 麻豆传媒yers Must Exhibit Professionalism
As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.
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Opinion
High Court Made Profound Mistake In Tossing Purdue Deal
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to throw out Purdue Pharma's Chapter 11 plan jeopardizes a multistate agreement that would provide approximately $7 billion in much-needed relief to help fight the opioid epidemic, with states now likely doomed to spend years chasing individual defendants across the globe, says Swain Wood at Morningstar.
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Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at聽Baker Donelson.