May 31, 2022 | Insights
On April 26, 2022, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a decision impacting the ability of Indian tribes to tax non-Indian property on lands held in trust for tribes. The court held that the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of 1934 did not expressly preempt the ability...
May 31, 2022 | Insights
On May 4, 2022, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation declaring May 5, 2022, as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. This declaration was accompanied by a call for all Americans and levels of government to support Tribal governments and Tribal...
Apr 27, 2022 | Insights
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta. The case threatens to limit the effect of the landmark decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma. In the 2020 McGirt case, the Supreme Court held that Congress never disestablished the Muscogee...
Apr 27, 2022 | Insights
U.S. Senators returned to Washington, D.C. on April 25, and resumed consideration of a proposed COVID-19 Supplemental Appropriations Bill. The bill would provide $10 billion in funding for additional vaccines, testing, and therapeutics. However, the Senate would pay...
Apr 27, 2022 | Insights
The Department of the Interior will host consultations to solicit input from Tribes on proposed revisions to the regulations governing Fee-to-Trust applications and Class III Tribal-State Gaming Compacts. In proposing revisions, the Department stated that...
Apr 27, 2022 | Insights
On March 29, President Biden released his budget proposal for FY 2023. According to the White House, the proposed funding for Tribal programs and services reflects direct consultations with Tribal Nations. Significant agency funding in the proposal for tribes include:...
