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Big Lagoon Rancheria v. State of California
California may refuse to negotiate with Native American tribe regarding operation of casino on parcel of non-Indian land in Humboldt County. 		Native American Affairs Jan. 22, 2014
People v. Miami Nation Enterprises
California Dept. of Corporations may not sue ‘payday loan’ businesses owned by Native American tribe for allegedly unlawful loan activities. 		Native American Affairs Jan. 22, 2014
Alto v. Black
Federal court has authority to delay removal of members from tribe by Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs due to lack of Indian blood. 		Native American Affairs Dec. 27, 2013
Evans v. Shoshone-Bannock Land Use Policy Commission
Non-Indian owner of land on Indian reservation may sue tribe, without first exhausting tribal court remedies, for interfering with efforts to build home. 		Native American Affairs Dec. 5, 2013
Autumn K., a Minor
County agency must meaningfully evaluate grandfather’s criminal exemption request before allowing adoption of Native American child by non-Native family. 		Native American Affairs Nov. 21, 2013
Guardianship of D.W.
Court must conduct new guardianship hearing for Native American child after requiring objecting grandmother to notify possible tribes about proceeding. 		Native American Affairs Nov. 7, 2013
U.S. v. First
Native American man must face firearm possession charge after being convicted of domestic abuse in tribal court without appointed counsel. 		Native American Affairs Oct. 2, 2013
U.S. v. Zepeda
Man's conviction for shooting at home on Indian reservation is overturned because U.S. failed to prove his Indian heritage based on tribal enrollment certificate. 		Native American Affairs Sep. 20, 2013
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians v. Jewell
Indian tribe is not entitled to funding from Bureau of Indian Affairs for creation of new law enforcement program to combat crimes on reservation. 		Native American Affairs Sep. 5, 2013
D.N., a Minor
Juvenile court may terminate parental rights to Indian children after sending notices to tribes, which informed court that children were ineligible for membership. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 15, 2013
D.N., a Minor
Juvenile court may terminate parental rights to Indian children after sending notices to tribes, which informed court that children were ineligible for membership. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 15, 2013
Fort Belknap Housing Dept. v. Office of Public and Indian Housing
Court may not review Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s decision to withhold overpayment to Indian Tribe's housing entity under rent-subsidy program. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 9, 2013
U.S. v. Livingston
Former manager of Indian resort is properly convicted for using resort credit card to make personal purchases, regardless of establishment’s location. 		Native American Affairs Aug. 8, 2013
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Thurston County Board of Equalization
County may not tax permanent improvements on non-reservation resort lodge that Indian tribe owned a 51 percent interest in. 		Native American Affairs Jul. 31, 2013
United States v. Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians
Due to effect of ‘gauge errors,’ court orders recalculation of water flow diverted to Pyramid Lake for tribal use and irrigation. 		Native American Affairs Jul. 23, 2013
Gila River Indian Community v. United States
In dispute over Indian land surrounded by city, Secretary of Interior mistakenly concludes government had to hold 52-acre parcel in trust for tribe. 		Native American Affairs Jul. 10, 2013
S.E., a Minor
Dept. of Children and Family Services must provide all relevant information regarding child's Indian heritage at dependency proceedings, even where parents kidnapped child. 		Native American Affairs Jun. 27, 2013
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
Father who gave up parental rights to child before birth cannot invoke protections of Indian Child Welfare Act to gain back custody. 		Native American Affairs Jun. 25, 2013
G.C., a Minor
Father may not object to termination of his parental rights because he did not bring up issues regarding tribal customary adoption during hearing. 		Native American Affairs Jun. 9, 2013
Gila River Indian Community v. United States
In dispute over Indian land surrounded by city, Secretary of Interior mistakenly concludes government had to hold 52-acre parcel in trust for tribe. 		Native American Affairs May 21, 2013
Grand Canyon Skywalk Development LLC v. Sa Nyu Wa Inc.
Corporation must exhaust tribal court remedies before suing in federal court over dispute involving development project in Grand Canyon. 		Native American Affairs Apr. 29, 2013
A.M., a Minor
Native American tribe may not dispute inaction regarding tribal customary adoption for child when tribe continually expressed preference for guardianship instead. 		Native American Affairs Apr. 12, 2013
U.S. v. Alvirez
Certificate of Indian Blood must first be authenticated to prove Indian status for purposes of aggravated assault on Indian reservation charge. 		Native American Affairs Mar. 15, 2013
U.S. v. Zepeda
When proving defendant is an 'Indian' who committed a crime in Indian country, prosecution must prove bloodline was from federally recognized tribe. 		Native American Affairs Jan. 21, 2013
Miller v. Wright
Cigarette vendor's lawsuit to stop tribe's cigarette tax fails due to tribe's sovereign immunity, despite cigarette tax contract with Washington. 		Native American Affairs Jan. 14, 2013
Miller v. Wright
Cigarette vendor's lawsuit to stop tribe's cigarette tax fails due to tribe's sovereign immunity, despite cigarette tax contract with Washington. 		Native American Affairs Nov. 14, 2012
Twenty-Nine Palms Enterprises Corp. v. Bardos
Indian tribe may recover payment from unlicensed contractor, who performed work on tribe's casino, because contractor may not assert tribe's sovereign immunity. 		Native American Affairs Nov. 12, 2012
W.B., a Minor
Placement of Indian child outside of family home based on child’s delinquent conduct is not subject to Indian Child Welfare Act procedures. 		Native American Affairs Sep. 28, 2012
Michael A., a Minor
Grandmother may not challenge order removing alleged Indian children from her custody based on Indian Child Welfare Act’s inquiry and notice provisions. 		Native American Affairs Sep. 25, 2012
Gila River Indian Community v. United States
Land surrounded by city must be held in trust for Indian Tribe because it is on unincorporated side of city’s boundary line. 		Native American Affairs Sep. 12, 2012
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