Legal News

More Native Americans Now In Prisons
More Native Americans Now In Prisons Indianz.Com, Posted: Nov 17, 2008 Review it on NewsTrust WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The number of incarcerated Native Americans has risen sharply over the last five years, reports Indianz...

Bennett on Native Americans and Intellectual Property Law
Philip Bennett (Florida International University College of Law) has posted Native Americans and Intellectual Property: The Necessity of Implementing Collective Ideals into Current United States Intellectual Property Laws on SSRN...

Native Americans and the criminal justice system
This new webpage at DPIC, which is titled "Native Americans and the Death Penalty," includes these interesting (and depressing) statistics about some broader criminal justice realities: The American native crime victimization rate is twice that of non-Indians...

Federal Websites - Native Americans
"We [Steve Beleu and Melissa Askew, Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries] have now revised our Federal Websites - Native Americans website...

Blawg of the Day -- Native American Legal Update
Here's an interesting niche blog for you -- The Native American Legal Update is your resource for current legal developments regarding Native Americans and Alaska Native peoples. It's published by Foster Pepper, a firm with offices in Seattle, Spokane, and Portland.

Bill to Grant Native Hawaiians Sovereignty Passes House
Fox News: "A bill that would give native Hawaiians the same right as Native Americans is halfway through the congressional process but opponents say the legislation is divisive and would turn over valuable land and resources out of U...

Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans
Google Sued for Violating the Privacy Rights of Millions of Americans

Native American Farmers, Ranchers and USDA Reach Historic Settlement
Native American Farmers, Ranchers and USDA Reach Historic Settlement

Kamehameha Schools
$7 million non-native Hawaiian racial discrimination settlement.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...