Over the last couple of weeks, tribal governments have begun receiving their share of the $20 billion in Fiscal Recovery Funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act. The funds are intended to support the efforts of tribal governments as they respond to the...
On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in United States v. Cooley holding that tribal police have the “authority to detain temporarily and to search non-Indian persons traveling on public rights-of-way (highways) running through a...
This spring, Native Law Group has welcomed three new members to its staff in Louisville, Colorado: Erin Obray, Jan McMinn, and Savannah Hook. Erin serves as firm administrator and as legal secretary to partner Jeremy Patterson. She has been in the legal field since...
Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP is pleased to announce the addition of a new senior associate to its team in Washington, D.C. Attorney Xavier Barraza officially joined Native Law Group on June 2, 2021. With offices in Louisville, Colorado, and...
On April 27, 2021, the U.S. Department of Interior issued a new Secretarial Order and released a series of legal decisions intended to streamline Interior’s process for taking land into trust on behalf of tribal governments, and also to empower tribes to pursue...
On May 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced its distribution plans for $20 billion in Covid-19 Fiscal Recovery Funds for tribal governments. These funds are part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) that was signed into law by...
On April 23, 2021, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will convene the Biden Administration’s first White House Council on Native American Affairs meeting. Secretary Haaland will serve as the council’s chair, and she will be joined by Domestic Policy Advisor Susan...
The American Recovery Plan Act also re-establishes the State Small Business Credit Initiative, and it includes a set-aside for Indian tribes. In this article, we provide an overview of the 2021 SSBCI and its tribal set-aside. The SSBCI was originally introduced in...
The American Recovery Plan Act provides $1.9 trillion to address the continued impact of Covid-19 on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. In this article, we go in-depth to examine the ARPA’s $28.6 billion Restaurant...
On April 9, 2021, President Biden released his $1.52 trillion budget request for the 2022 fiscal year, and in Congress, appropriations season is underway. Like other major actions during his first 100 days, the president’s budget request is focused on addressing four...
