Tenth Circuit Upholds District Court’s Plea Rejection

Carol Berry
December 08, 2012
On December 5, the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a U.S...

Tribal Provisions of Women Safety Law Under Senate Attack

Rob Capriccioso
April 01, 2012
WASHINGTON – Native Americans are making a push to support reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the face of congressional attacks of tribal provisions of the...

Discrimination Complaint Trial Set for Alleged Native Racial Remarks

ICTMN Staff
October 20, 2011
The former director of economic development for a metro Denver community is persevering in a lawsuit centering on her support for a Dine’ employee and other issues which she conten...

Supreme Court Blocks Multi-Tribal Trust Suit

Rob Capriccioso
April 29, 2011
WASHINGTON – In yet another loss for tribes with the Supreme Court, its justices have ruled that the Tohono O'Odham Nation is not allowed to pursue a lawsuit claiming mismanagement...

Former Soboba Chairman Sentenced for Bribery, Tax Evasion

Gale Courey Toensing
April 19, 2011
The former chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for taking $875,000 in bribes from tribal vendors and concealing it from the Int...

Court Enforces Repeat Offender Rules

Carol Berry
April 13, 2011
DENVER—Colorado has just prosecuted its first case under federal law that addresses habitual domestic violence offenders in Indian country, the U.S...

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