Tribal Law/Courts

79 ABA Journal Tribal Law/Courts articles.

Drug firms knew opiates were being abused on Cherokee reservations but did nothing, lawsuit alleges

Pharmaceutical companies and drugstore retailers, named as defendants in a tribal court lawsuit alleging gross negligence, civil conspiracy and unjust enrichment related to the delivery system for prescription opiates, want…

Jul 24, 2017 7:45 AM CDT

David Grann uncovers conspiracy behind 1920s murders of members of oil-rich Osage Nation (podcast)

Although the Osage Nation had been forced from their ancestral lands by the U.S. government, through shrewd and careful bargaining, they retained the mineral rights to one of the richest oil fields in the world: Osage County, Oklahoma.

But the wealth of the Osage Nation, instead of insuring the prosperity and safety of the tribe, made its members targets for what was later known as the Reign of Terror. The task of solving dozens of murders fell in the 1920s to the newly formed FBI and its young director, J. Edgar Hoover.

Jun 7, 2017 9:21 AM CDT

What would happen if Trump administration ignored a court order? Law profs consider the issue

The Trump administration has complied with a nationwide injunction blocking the president’s executive order banning refugees and some immigrants from entering the United States.

But that hasn’t stopped some…

Feb 7, 2017 7:00 AM CST

SCOTUS turns down Indian Child Welfare Act challenge brought by foster parents of Choctaw girl

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a foster family’s challenge to the adoption of their former foster daughter under the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Rusty and…

Jan 11, 2017 3:30 PM CST

Letters: Criticism of article on Indian child

Dec 1, 2016 4:30 AM CST

Lawsuits dispute whether the Indian Child Welfare Act is in the best interests of children

Alexandria P.’s short life has been full of harsh goodbyes. At 17 months, she was taken from her parents after accusations of neglect. Los Angeles County authorities placed her in…

Oct 1, 2016 5:00 AM CDT

US will halt work on oil pipeline opposed by Standing Rock Sioux tribe; judge refused injunction

The federal government announced on Friday that it will halt construction of an oil pipeline near a lake that plays an important role to members of the Standing Rock Sioux…

Sep 9, 2016 3:27 PM CDT

May 8, 1973: American Indian Movement surrenders at Wounded Knee after 71-day standoff

By February 1973, unrest among Lakota residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota was coming to a boil. Though in office barely a year, the tribe's elected chief,…

May 1, 2016 12:30 AM CDT

Congress should bolster jurisdiction of tribal courts over violence against children, ABA urges

The ABA is urging Congress to follow the recommendations of recent reports by the U.S. Justice Department and the Indian Law and Order Commission that call for giving American Indian…

Nov 1, 2015 12:40 AM CDT

Gay ‘conversion therapy’ for minors opposed by ABA House leaders

“Conversion therapy,” which seeks to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, has been rejected by a long list of medical organizations, James J.S. Holmes told the ABA’s…

Aug 4, 2015 12:53 PM CDT

Commissioners speak on the future of justice on American Indian land

For Tom Gede, a member of the Indian Law & Order Commission, the most emotional part of the entity’s work took place in Alaska.

That was where the commission,…

Jul 30, 2015 6:56 PM CDT

Sep 26, 2014 10:00 AM CDT

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