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2025 Federal Courts Cases

Last updated: April 23, 2025

Next update should be ready by: April 30, 2025

Recently Added Cases:

Hackford v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
2025 WL 1170353
Case No. 2:24-cv-00700
United States District Court, D. Utah, Central Division.
April 22, 2025

Legal Topics: Ute Partition Act (UPA); Tribal Membership

 

NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al.
2025 WL 1136317
5:22-cv-5027
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
April 17, 2025

Legal Topics: Discrimination; Standing; Testers

 

United States of America, et al. v. Iski
2025 WL 1134450
Case No. 24-CV-0493-CVE
Consolidated with: Case No. 25-CV-0028-CVE
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
April 17, 2025

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Intervention; Joinder

 

Fuson v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 1121504
No. 23-15747
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
April 16, 2025

Legal Topics: Navajo and Hopi Indian Land Settlement Act of 1974; Administrative Procedure Act

 

McLean v. United States
2025 WL 1126882
No. 2:23-cv-00300-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
April 16, 2025

Legal Topics: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA); Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)

 

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United States of America, et al. v. Ballard
2025 WL 1114636
Case No. 24-CV-0626-CVE-SH
Consolidated with: Case No. 25-CV-0050-CVE-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
April 15, 2025

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Intervention; Joinder

 

United States of America v. LaBelle
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 1096729
No. 24-1041
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
April 14, 2025

Legal Topics: Aggravating Role Enhancement; Substantively Unreasonable Sentence

 

United States of America, et al. v. Iski
2025 WL 1088811
Case No. 24-CV-0493-CVE
Consolidated with: Case No. 25-CV-0028-CVE
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
April 9, 2025

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Country; Intervention

 

United States of America, et al. v. Ballard
2025 WL 1114636
Case No. 24-CV-0626-CVE-SH
Consolidated with: Case No. 25-CV-0050-CVE-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
April 9, 2025

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Country; Intervention

 

March

United States v. Christy
2025 WL 958168
Case No. 24-CR-00082-SEH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
March 31, 2025

Legal Topics: Indian Country

 

Cayuga Nation v. New York State Gaming Commission, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 959204
5:24-cv-537 (BKS/TWD)
United States District Court, N.D. New York.
March 31, 2025

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Eleventh Amendment Immunity

 

Tsi Akim Maidu of Taylorsville Rancheria v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 958733
No. 2:17-cv-01156-DJC-CKD
United States District Court, E.D. California.
March 31, 2025

Legal Topics: California Rancheria Termination Act; Federal Recognition

 

Indigenous Peoples of Coastal Bend v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
2025 WL 938104
No. 23-40555
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 28, 2025

Legal Topics: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Clean Water Act (CWA); Administrative Procedure Act (APA)

 

Zhinin v. Harry, et al.
2025 WL 950854
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:25-CV-00223
United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania.
March 28, 2025

Legal Topics: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA); Medical Clearance

 

Jones v. Redbird
2025 WL 948304
Case No. 24-CV-113-RAW-JAR
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
March 28, 2025

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Musick v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 949176
Case No. 24-2299-DDC-TJJ
United States District Court, D. Kansas.
March 28, 2025

Legal Topics: Tribal Law Enforcement

 

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al.
2025 WL 947469
Civil Action No. 24-2905 (JEB)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
March 28, 2025

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act (APA); Issue Preclusion

 

Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Forest Service, et al.
2025 WL 947472
No. 23-cv-00928 (DLF)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
March 28, 2025

Legal Topics: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); Tribal Consultation

 

Massapequa Union Free School District, et al. v. New York State Board of Regents, et al.
2025 WL 929710
23-CV-7052 (MKB), 23-CV-7299 (MKB), 23-CV-7696 (MKB)
United States District Court, E.D. New York.
March 27, 2025

Legal Topics: Dignity for All Students Act (DASA); Native American Mascots

 

Makah Indian Tribe v. Exxon Mobile Corp., et al.
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe v. Exxon Mobile Corp., et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 913767
CASE NO. 2:24-cv-157, CASE NO. 2:24-cv-158
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
March 26, 2025

Legal Topics: Remand to State Court; State Law Claims Brought by Tribal Sovereign Entities

 

Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.
2025 WL 903331
Case No. 3:24-cv-00051-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
March 25, 2025

Legal Topics: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Lease Cancellation; Legal Error

 

Roemen, et al. v. United States, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 896335
4:19-CV-4006-LLP
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.
March 24, 2025

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act; Tribal Office; 638 Contract

 

R.D. Offutt Farms Co. v. White Earth Division of Natural Resources, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 887622
File No. 24-CV-01600 (JMB/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
March 21, 2025

Legal Topics: Tribal Water Regulation; Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Mootness

 

Kauth v. Manuel
2025 WL 870906
Case No. 1:23-cv-01731-SKO (PC)
United States District Court, E.D. California.
March 20, 2025

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Defendant

 

Village of Dot Lake v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 857351
Case No. 3:24-cv-00137-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
March 19, 2025

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act; Tribal Consulation Policy

 

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Morse
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 823246
Case No. 24-4066-KHV-RES
United States District Court, D. Kansas.
March 14, 2025

Legal Topics: Regulatory Jurisdiction; Amended Complaint; Futility

 

United States, et al. v. Michigan, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 798970
No. 23-1931
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
March 13, 2025

Legal Topics: Great Lakes Fishing Decree; Unanimous Consent

 

Erwine v. Churchill County, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 822687
Case No. 3:24-cv-00045-MMD-CSD
United States District Court, D. Nevada.
March 13, 2025

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Employees

 

United States v. Michigan, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 764613
No. 23-1944, No. 23-1971
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
March 11, 2025

Legal Topics: Great Lakes Fisheries Management; Treaty Rights; Amicus Party

 

North Metro Harness Initiative LLC v. Beattie, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 776118
Case No. 24-CV-1369 (PJS/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
March 11, 2025

Legal Topics: Tribal Gaming; Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Association of Village Council Presidents, et al. v. National Marine Fisheries Service, et al.
2025 WL 776638
Case No. 3:23-cv-00074-SLG
United States District Court, D. Alaska.
March 11, 2025

Legal Topics: Federal Management of Fisheries; Administrative Procedure Act (APA)

 

Canadian St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians, et al. v. New York, et al.
2025 WL 732111
5:82-CV-783 (Lead), 5:82-CV-1114 (Member), 5:89-CV-829 (Member) (LEK/TWD)
United States District Court, N.D. New York.
March 7, 2025

Legal Topics: Motion to Intervene

 

Vipond v. DeGroat, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 713312
Case No. 24-cv-3125 (KMM/LIB)
United States District Court, D. Minnesota.
March 5, 2025

Legal Topics: Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies

 

United States, et al. v. Osage Wind, LLC, et al.
2025 WL 678039
Court No. 4:14-cv-00704-JCG-JFJ
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
March 3, 2025

Legal Topics: Trespass; Damages; Stay Judgment Pending Appeal

 

February

Parrotta v. Island Resort and Casino
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 640793
Case No. 2:24-cv-56
United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
February 27, 2025

Legal Topics: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians v. Garland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 882290
Case No. 5:24-cv-00379-SSS-SPx
United States District Court, C.D. California.
February 27, 2025

Legal Topics: Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act); State Taxes

 

Rousseau v. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, et al.
2025 WL 603213
Civil No. 1:24-cv-00249
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
February 25, 2025

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus; Personal Jurisdiction

 

L.B. v. United States, et al.
2025 WL 602909
CV 18-74-BLG-DWM
United States District Court, D. Montana, BILLINGS DIVISION.
February 25, 2025

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Scope of Employment

 

George v. Colville Confederated Tribes, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 595161
No. 2:24-CV-00123-SAB
United States District Court, E.D. Washington.
February 24, 2025

Legal Topics: Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA); Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

United States v. Haack
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 586039
No. 18-CR-928 MV
United States District Court, D. New Mexico.
February 24, 2025

Legal Topics: Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA); Identity Theft

 

United States v. Young
2025 WL 556231
No. 24-1303, No. 24-1311
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
February 20, 2025

Legal Topics: Peremptory Challenge on the Basis of Race

 

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 548316
Case No. 24-cv-03594 (APM)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
February 19, 2025

Legal Topics: Land into Trust; Indian Gaming; Economic Harm

 

Perank, et al. v. United States
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 552063
Case No. 2:20-cv-00712-JNP-CMR
United States District Court, D. Utah.
February 19, 2025

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Loss of Water

 

Waukegan Potawatomi Casino, LLC v. City of Waukegan
2025 WL 446344
No. 24-1751
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
February 14, 2025

Legal Topics: Equal Protection Clause; Section 1983

 

Navajo Nation, et al. v. United States
2025 WL 495325
No. 21-1746
United States Court of Federal Claims.
February 13, 2025

Legal Topics: Standing; Trust Relationship

 

Sovereign Natchez Nation, et al. v. Riverside County Department of Social Services Children Protective Services, et al.
2025 WL 485520
No. 24-925
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
February 13, 2025

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act; Recognition

 

United States v. Whipple-Wright
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 486942
3:24-CR-30050-ECS
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
February 13, 2025

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act (MCA); Miranda Rights; Tribal Enrollment Status

 

Ute Indian Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. United States Department of Interior
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 1091969
Civil Action No. 18-cv-546 (CJN)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
February 13, 2025

Legal Topics: Trust Relationship; Land Restoration

 

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, et al. v. Madore, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 467589
No. 23-1257, No. 23-1261, No. 23-1265
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
February 12, 2025

Legal Topics: Treaty Rights; Disestablishment; Mootness

 

United States, et al. v. State of Washington, et al.
2025 WL 716310
Case No. C70-9213RSM
SUBPROCEEDING NO. 24-01 RSM
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
February 10, 2025

Legal Topics: Treaty Fishing Rights; Usual and Accustomed Fishing Places; Marine Waters

 

Rousseau v. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, et al.
2025 WL 607328
Case No. 1:24-cv-249
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
February 10, 2025

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus; Personal Jurisdiction

 

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Morse, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 446344
CIVIL ACTION No. 24-4066-KHV
United States District Court, D. Kansas.
February 10, 2025

Legal Topics: Civil Jurisdiction; Article III Standing

 

Montgomery v. Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC
2025 WL 310163
Case No: 8:24-cv-1062-KKM-TGW
United States District Court, M.D. Florida.
February 10, 2025

Legal Topics: Intervention; Sovereign Immunity

 

Courte Oreilles Lakes Association Inc., et al. v. Zawistowski
2025 WL 993525
24-cv-128-jdp
United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin.
February 7, 2025

Legal Topics: Clean Water Act (CWA); Standing; Irrigated Agriculture

 

United States, et al. v. State of Washington, et al.
2025 WL 388414
Case No. C70-9213RSM
SUBPROCEEDING NO. 24-01 RSM
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
February 4, 2025

Legal Topics: Treaty Fishing Rights; Usual and Accustomed Fishing Places; Skagit River

 

January

Duwamish Tribe, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 296593
CASE NO. C17-5668 MJP
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
January 30, 2025

Legal Topics: Federal Recognition; Voluntary Remand

 

Schmasow v. Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa of Montana
2025 WL 345824
Cause No. CV 24-41-BLG-SPW-TJC
United States District Court, D. Montana, BILLINGS DIVISION.
January 30, 2025

Legal Topics: Habeas Corpus; Membership; Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies

 

Temple v. Mercier, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 311816
No. 24-1217
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
January 28, 2025

Legal Topics: Tribal Exhaustion Doctrine; Livestock Grazing Permits

 

Unkechaug Indian Nation v. Seggos
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 310163
No. 23-1013-cv
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
January 28, 2025

Legal Topics: State Sovereign Immunity; Article VI Debts and Engagements Clause; Supremacy Clause

 

Village of Hobart, WI v. United States Department of The Interior
2025 WL 315091
Case No. 23-C-1511
United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.
January 28, 2025

Legal Topics: Land Into Trust; Discovery

 

United States v. Whipple-Wright
2025 WL 491468
3:24-CR-30050-ECS
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
January 28, 2025

Legal Topics: Major Crimes Act (MCA); Miranda Rights; Tribal Enrollment Status

 

Chinook Indian Nation, et al. v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 296593
CASE NO. C17-5668 MJP
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
January 24, 2025

Legal Topics: Federal Recognition; Attorneys' Fees

 

Sierra Club, et al. v. United States Department of Transportation, et al.
2025 WL 223869
No. 20-1317
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
January 17, 2025

Legal Topics: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Ripeness; Article III Standing

 

Sleighter v. United States
2025 WL 238880
5:24-CV-05014-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division, WESTERN DIVISION.
January 17, 2025

Legal Topics: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Discretionary Function Exception

 

Parrotta v. Island Resort and Casino
2025 WL 643180
Case No. 2:24-cv-56
United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Northern Division.
January 16, 2025

Legal Topics: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

United States v. Jefferson
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 97378
CASE NO. 2:23-cr-00109-LK
United States District Court, W.D. Washington.
January 12, 2025

Legal Topics: Expert Testimony; Tribal Law Enforcement

 

Saiz v. Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, et al.
2025 WL 77058
Case No. 24-cv-00905-BAS-MSB
United States District Court, S.D. California.
January 10, 2025

Legal Topics: Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies; Motion to Stay

 

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria v. Haaland, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 271276
Case No. 24-cv-08582-RFL
United States District Court, N.D. California.
January 10, 2025

Legal Topics: Land Into Trust; National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

 

Barton v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 45623
No. 23-15902
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
January 8, 2025

Legal Topics: Administrative Procedure Act (APA); Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974

 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. CashCall, Inc., et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2025 WL 22135
No. 23-55259
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
January 3, 2025

Legal Topics: Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA); Tribal Incorporation

 

Portland General Electric Company v. State of Oregon, et al.
2025 WL 27252
Case No. 3:22-cv-533-SI
United States District Court, D. Oregon.
January 3, 2025

Legal Topics: Eminent Domain; Perpetual Cultural Practices Easement