A new legislative initiative aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of tribal courts was introduced on Monday by Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Raúl ...

The long, complex and disputed tail of the McGirt tribal sovereignty case continues in federal court with a challenge against ...

Tribal nations need more money from Congress to keep people safe, their leaders told federal lawmakers. Officials representing tribes in Oklahoma and 14 other states said Wednesday that inadequate ...

A Minnesota woman who lost her bid in federal court to be released from a tribal court’s jurisdiction in her divorce from a tribal member has appealed her case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th ...

On Monday, December 7, the Court will hear arguments in the second federal Indian law case slated for the December sitting. This case pits the arguments of the Dollar General stores, a multi-billion ...

A legislative committee voted along party lines Tuesday to endorse a compromise that would give Wabanaki tribal courts more jurisdiction over criminal cases. The bill represents the latest attempt to ...

New legislation from Republican Sen. Steve Daines aims to combat drug trafficking on reservations by expanding the powers of tribal courts. Tribes cannot press charges against nontribal members, even ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears ready to impose limits on lawsuits in a Native American court against people who are not members of the Indian tribe. The justices heard arguments Monday in ...

Present or not, insurers doing business with tribal government and businesses cannot escape the jurisdiction of tribal courts, at least within the Ninth Circuit. The Supreme Court of the United States ...

The case of Lexington Insurance Company v. Suquamish Tribe has emerged as a pivotal legal battle concerning the extent of tribal jurisdiction over nonmembers. 1 This case, which has reached the ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that the federal Indian Health Service is required to reimburse Tribes for overhead costs for contracted health services from third parties, including private insurers, ...