Native American Law Watch – Fall 2013
View as PDF The Fall 2013 edition of Modrall Sperling’s Native American Law Watch includes: Tribal Sovereign Immunity Application: New Mexico Court of Appeals Split Opinion Rules Tribal Sovereign Immunity Does Not Apply in Action to Declare Road Status on Tribal Fee…
New Mexico’s Domestic Well Statute is Ruled Constitutional
The New Mexico Supreme Court issued its opinion today in Bounds v. State of New Mexico ex rel. State Engineer, Nos. 32,713 & 32,717 (July 25, 2013), holding that the New Mexico Domestic Well Statute does not violate the New Mexico Constitution’s doctrine…
Native American Law Watch – Summer 2013
View as PDF Summer 2013 edition of Modrall Sperling’s Native American Law Watch includes: Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (“HEARTH”) Act The Pueblo of Sandia’s Leasing Regulations and What Businesses Need to Do to Enter into Leases Economic Development in…
Sandia Pueblo Regulations First in New Mexico to Be Approved Under HEARTH Act
Sandia Pueblo has become the first Indian tribe in New Mexico (and the second in the country) to receive approval of tribal regulations under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership (HEARTH) Act. The HEARTH Act authorizes tribes to enact regulations that,…
Native American Law Watch – Spring 2013
View as PDF Spring 2013 edition of Modrall Sperling’s Native American Law Watch includes: Regulatory Developments in Indian Country: BIA Issues Final Regulations Governing Residental, Business, and Wind and Solar Resource Leasing on Indian Lands The Revised Rule: On November 27, 2012, the…
Native American Law Watch – Fall 2012
View as PDF This inaugural edition of Modrall Sperling’s Native American Law Watch includes: The Supreme Court and Indian Country: Supreme Court Exposes Interior Fee-to-Trust Actions to Broader Challenges and Extends Periods for Challenges, with Possible Silver Lining for Developers: The Supreme…