A sustainable water supply is critical for viable communities. In the western United States, this has meant the development of water law regimes to support the area’s growing population. These regimes set objectives for [...]

In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court holds that the Muscogee Creek Nation Reservation is still intact. About the Author: Candace French is an enrolled member of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and is of Navajo, [...]

The enforcement of marijuana laws in Indian Country involves a complex relationship among federal, state and tribal laws. Criminal enforcement of marijuana laws in Indian Country[1] will depend on whose law is being applied: [...]

Tribal and private entities seeking to hire workers on or near a reservation should be aware of confusing and conflicting statutes and case law that can affect the employment relationship. Generally, tribes and tribally owned [...]

As jurisdictions seek to develop sustainable water supplies, disputes between non-Indians and Indian tribes will continue, joined by disputes that position one Indian tribe against another. New challenges include issues of a [...]

A case summary of Smith v. Salish Kootenai College, published in The ARROW, the newsletter of the Indian Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona (In the Ninth Circuit, an en banc panel consists of eleven judges, instead [...]