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SCOTUSblog: A ‘simple’ Indian law case before the U.S. Supreme Court (April 24, 2023)
The case is one of the simplest the justices will hear this year, because it involves no constitutional questions and, in truth, only the interpretation of a single phrase of a single statutory provision. 
The nation’s highest court has reversed course when it comes to state jurisdiction in Indian Country.
A closely-divided decision confirms the right of two tribes to offer certain types of gaming in Texas, free of state interference.
The decision appears to demonstrate an increasing capacity from the Supreme Court to analyze questions of tribal sovereignty in a balanced and fair manner.
After nearly two hours of debate, the nation’s highest court took on a criminal case with implications for tribal communities across the country.
A case of child neglect in Indian Country has become the subject of a hot-button dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Can a Native person who was found guilty in tribal court be charged for the same crime in the federal system?
SCOTUSBlog: Supreme Court tackles bingo and tribal sovereignty (February 23, 2022)
A View from the Courtroom is an inside look at oral arguments and opinion announcements unfolding in real time. 
SCOTUSBlog: Tigua Tribe finally gets gaming case to Supreme Court (February 22, 2022)
The U.S. Supreme Court argument in Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas presents yet another installment in the decades-long conflict between state gambling regulators and tribal nations. 
SCOTUSBlog: Supreme Court takes action in COVID-19 vaccine cases (January 14, 2022)
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reaching a new record high, the U.S. Supreme Court put the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers on hold, while litigation continues over its legality. 
Tribes that face threats to their political integrity, economic security, health and welfare may finally be able to exercise authority over non-Indians.
Tribal governments have the power to search and temporarily detain non-Indians suspected of breaking federal or state laws within reservations, the nation’s highest court has ruled.
SCOTUSBlog: Supreme Court takes up COVID-19 dispute (April 19, 2021)
Are Alaska Native corporations the same as Indian tribes? The nation’s highest court is poised to answer the question. 
SCOTUSBlog: Supreme Court takes up messy tribal sovereignty case (March 22, 2021)
“Are you an Indian, sir?” The answer to the question is at the heart of a closely-watched case before the nation’s highest court.
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