On Saturday, August 7, the U.S. Senate confirmed Bryan Todd Newland to be the assistant secretary for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior. Newland is a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community (Ojibwe), where he recently served as tribal president...
Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP announced today that U.S. News & World Report publication Best Lawyers will include three Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP attorneys in its 28th edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and one of its senior...
Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner Linda Cooper to its Colorado team. With offices in Louisville, Colorado, and Washington, D.C., the growing, majority native-owned firm provides a broad range of legal services...
On May 5, 2021, the Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a new policy for “Streamlining the Rights-of-Way Application Process for Telecommunications Projects.” The intent of the new policy is to promote the efficient and effective process of ROW applications for...
On Thursday, June 3, 2021, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced nearly $1 billion in grants for Indian tribes as a part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Consolidated...
President Biden and Congress have been working hard to finalize an infrastructure package, but reaching agreement remains difficult. As a part of his Build Back Better plan, the president first proposed a $7 trillion infrastructure plan including traditional...
