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2026 Federal Courts Cases

Last updated: February 25, 2026

Next update should be ready by: March 4, 2026

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Black Bear v. Wickre, et al.
2026 WL 497223
5:24-CV-05065-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Western Division.
February 23, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

 

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The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, et al. v. Drummond, et al.
2026 WL 449737
Case No. 23-cv-105-JDR-SH
Consolidated with: Case No. 23-cv-106-JDR-CDL, 23-CV-107-JDR-SH, 23-cv-111-JDR-SH, 23-cv-437-GKF-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
February 17, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction - McGirt v. Oklahoma

 

Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 381768
Case No. 2:25-CV-643-DAK-DAO
United States District Court, D. Utah.
February 11, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction - Tribal court exhaustion

 

Avoyelles Water Commission v. Ward 3 Avoyelles Waterworks District
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 372177
CIVIL ACTION NO. 24-1400
United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division.
February 10, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction - Tribal court removal

 

Cranford, II, et al. v. U. S. Department of the Interior, et al.
2026 WL 369717
Civil Action No. 25-1116 (EGS)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
February 10, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal recognition; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)

 

Meilstrup v. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 352690
Case No. 1:25-cv-162
United States District Court, D. North Dakota.
February 9, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

 

Rockboy v. Charles Mix County, et al.
2026 WL 323333
4:24-CV-04093-ECS
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.
February 6, 2026

Legal Topics: law enforcement jurisdiction

 

Vipond v. DeGroat, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 306391
No. 25-1680
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
February 5, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction - Tribal court exhaustion

 

Shinnecock Indian Nation v. Hochul, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 279849
25-cv-07034 (NJC) (JMW)
United States District Court, E.D. New York.
February 3, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property

 

January

Chase, et al. v. Andeavor Logistics, L.P., et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 250849
No. 23-3019
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
January 30, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property; Indian Right-of-Way Act (IRWA)

 

Round Valley Indian Tribes, et al. v. Kendall, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 241995
Case No. 25-cv-03736-RMI
United States District Court, N.D. California.
January 29, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction; Tribal sovereignty

 

United States v. Ruiz
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 217099
No. 24-2128
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
January 28, 2026

Legal Topics: criminal jurisdiction; Indian status

 

Rousseau v. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, et al.
2026 WL 207280
3:25-CV-03028-RAL
United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Central Division.
January 27, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal sovereign immunity; Tribal jurisdiction

 

McClure v. Futrell
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 184562
CV 25-210-M-KLD
United States District Court, D. Montana, Missoula Division.
January 23, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction

 

Damron v. Pierce
2026 WL 165866
Case No. 24-CV-482-RAW-GLJ
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
January 21, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal jurisdiction

 

United States, et al. v. Ballard
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 125927
Case No. 24-CV-0626-CVE-SH
Consolidated with: Case No. 25-CV-0050-CVE-SH
United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.
January 16, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian Country; criminal jurisdiction

 

United States, et al. v. Iski
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 123292
Case No. 24-CV-0493-CVE, Case No. 25-CV-0028-CVE
United States District Court, E.D. Oklahoma.
January 16, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian Country; criminal jurisdiction

 

Amboh v. Haney, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 63110
No. 25-4095
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
January 8, 2026

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); firm-waiver rule

 

Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arika Nation v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2026 WL 35570
Civil Action No. 20-1918 (ABJ)
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
January 6, 2026

Legal Topics: Tribal property; water rights

 

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