http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-25T15:31:04-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/supreme_court_to_hear_adoption_case_involving_baby_veronica_and_american_in/ The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an adoption dispute involving a toddler named Veronica and an American Indian father who initially renounced his parental rights by text message. The Supreme Court granted cert on Friday, report the New York Times, SCOTUSblog and… Family Law, U.S. Supreme Court, Tribal Law/Courts Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:38:51 -0600 42239.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/october_28_1867_medicine_lodge_treaty_is_signed/ Contracts, Government Law, Legal History, Military Law, Tribal Law/Courts, Precedents Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:10:47 -0500 40650.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_mexico_law_school_dean_nominated_to_head_bia/ Kevin Washburn, dean of the University of New Mexico Law School, was recently nominated to head the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. A member of Oklahoma’s Chickasaw Nation, the Associated Press reports, Washburn has led the law school since 2009. If the nomination is confirmed, Washburn will… Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment, Law Professors, Law Schools, Tribal Law/Courts Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:26:13 -0500 40074.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/economics_and_culture_both_put_their_stamp_on_ethics_rules_in_tribal_courts/ ABA Journal, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bar Associations, ABA, Business of Law, Judiciary, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, Tribal Law/Courts, Ethics Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:43:39 -0600 31142.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/navajo_nation_supreme_court_disbars_lawyer_for_his_contrary_legal_advice/ The Navajo Nation Supreme Court has permanently disbarred a lawyer for advising Najavo nation lawmakers to ignore its rulings. The court ordered lawyer Frank Seanez to be removed from the Navajo Bar Association, which prohibits him from practicing law on the reservation, the Associated Press and the… Legal Ethics, Tribal Law/Courts Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:58:26 -0500 29039.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/living_history/ Legal History, Tribal Law/Courts, Opening Statements Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:40:17 -0500 26788.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_judge_and_legal_advocacy_group_share_500k_gruber_prize/ A law professor, a judge and a legal advocacy group will share this year's $500,000 Gruber Foundation International Justice Prize. John Dugard, a lawyer, writer and teacher who has challenged apartheid law in South Africa, Michael Kirby, a retired judge on Australia's highest court who has championed international human rights… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, International Law, Tribal Law/Courts Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:32:54 -0500 26743.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/doj_calls_for_better_law_enforcement_on_indian_reservations/ Citing an "unacceptable tide of domestic and sexual violence" on Indian reservations, a senior U.S. Department of Justice official has called on federal prosecutors in 33 states to step up law enforcement efforts there. In a memo, David Ogden, a deputy of Attorney General Eric Holder, also promised additional troops—47… Attorney General, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Tribal Law/Courts Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:34:45 -0600 23996.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/okla._high_court_holds_injured_casino_patrons_can_sue_in_state_courts/ The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that people injured in Chocktaw casinos can sue in state courts as well as tribal courts. The tribe’s gaming contract with the state had permitted tort suits in “courts of competent jurisdiction” on a limited basis, but did not define the term, lawyer Daniel… Civil Procedure, Contracts, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Tribal Law/Courts, States, Oklahoma Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:47:26 -0500 20770.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/colo_tribe_enforces_1874_treaty_expands_hunting_to_public_land/ A group of Southern Ute tribesmen from southwest Colorado are about to take a historic journey. It's not because they need to look elsewhere to find healthy game to hunt, but they are venturing off their designated reservation to hunt on public land to enforce rights bestowed them under a… Government Law, Tribal Law/Courts, States, Colorado Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:32:01 -0600 15700.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_rules_utah_tribe_is_phony_throws_out_arbitration_awards/ A federal judge has ruled that an Indian tribe formed during a meeting at an Arby’s restaurant in Provo, Utah, is a “complete sham” and the judgments awarded to the group by an arbitration council are phony. The group calls itself the Wampanoag Nation, Tribe of Grayhead, Wolf Band, and… Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, Tribal Law/Courts, States, Utah Tue, 06 May 2008 09:24:00 -0500 11946.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/status_of_late_recognized_indian_tribes_at_issue_in_high_court_case/ The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether the federal government can take land into trust for an Indian tribe, a move that could bar states from preventing the construction of additional Indian casinos on newly acquired land. Indian Country Today says a ruling against… Legislation & Lobbying, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, U.S. Supreme Court, 1st Circuit Court, Tribal Law/Courts Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:55:01 -0600 10545.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/building_your_dream_practice/ Careers, Associates, Tribal Law/Courts, States, Washington, Associates Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:37:00 -0600 8992.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/flanked_by_marshals_federal_judge_visits_troubled_trailer_park/ In an unusual firsthand look at the conditions of a trailer park, U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson trekked through muddy roads, accompanying inspectors at Duroville on the Torres Martinez Indian Reservation. At issue are purported dangerous conditions at the mobile home park. Larson, flanked by marshals carrying assault rifles and… Judiciary, Real Estate & Property Law, Tribal Law/Courts, States, California Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:11:00 -0600 9294.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/tribal_courts_a_tough_gig_for_judges/ Underfunded and something of an afterthought in the nation's legal scheme, tribal courts present special challenges for the judges who oversee them. Judge Joseph Thomas Flies-Away, for instance, sounded much like a social worker as he talked informally during a recent court session with a defendant who was not represented… Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Judiciary, Trials & Litigation, Tribal Law/Courts Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:26:00 -0600 9080.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/casino_suits_a_gamble_in_tribal_system/ Plaintiffs who want to sue Indian-owned casinos are finding justice depends on tribal court systems that may be lacking in fairness, some lawyers contend. Many tribes with casinos and other commercial enterprises have waived sovereign immunity, permitting suits against them. But usually such cases must be brought in tribal courts.… Tribal Law/Courts Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:55:00 -0500 7529.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/1st_native_american_lawyer_in_sd_dies/ Corrected: Ramon Roubideaux, a well-known American Indian lawyer who represented activists involved in the 71-day standoff at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1973, has died. He was 82. Reportedly the first Native American to go into private practice in the state, Roubideaux worked… Alternative Dispute Resolution, Careers, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Law Firms, Legal History, Law Practice Management, Tribal Law/Courts Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:40:00 -0500 5666.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_enforcement_gap_on_tribal_lands/ Native American women living on reservations are more than twice as likely to be raped as other women in the United States. One reason why is a quirk in the law governing Indian reservations that makes it impossible for tribal authorities to prosecute whites who commit crimes on their own… Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, Government Law, Tribal Law/Courts Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:23:00 -0500 5618.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/laws_create_tribal_justice_gap/ Federal laws and court precedents limit the authority of tribes to prosecute crimes, creating a “justice gap” on reservations, according to a Wall Street Journal report (sub. req.). Tribes can impose no more than a one-year sentence for any crime, and their jurisdiction is limited to… Criminal Justice, Tribal Law/Courts Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:16:00 -0500 4063.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/greater-authority-sought-for-tribal-courts/ Amnesty International is asking Congress to give the American Indian tribes authority to prosecute cases against any offender on Indian land and to impose sentences commensurate with the crimes. The call for action comes in a report detailing the problems of sexual violence against Native Americans. The document… Criminal Justice, Tribal Law/Courts Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:37:00 -0500 418.abajournal.com