[San Diego, CA — April 21, 2026] The San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians today announced it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Poway in the County of San Diego Central Division Court. The suit contends that the City violated the California Environmental Quality...
The Tuscarora Nation’s decades-long fight to stop a proposed hazardous waste disposal facility in its ancestral territory ended with resounding victory, when the New York State Facility Siting Board (Board) and the New York State Department of Environmental...
Berkey Williams LLP is pleased to announce that Leila Bathke is the Firm’s 2025-2026 Indian Law Fellow. Leila earned her B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles in 2021 where she majored in American Indian Studies. In 2025, she earned her J.D. from UCLA School...
Berkey Williams LLP congratulates Sonoma County Indian Health Project, Inc. (“SCIHP”), a Tribal Health Program founded and operated by a consortium of sovereign Indian nations, on its successful transition to Self-Governance under the Indian Self-Determination Act....
BAKERSFIELD, CA – The California Indian Law Association, Inc. (CILA) is proud to announce that Assemblymember James C. Ramos is the 2025 recipient of CILA’s Outstanding Achievement in California Indian Law Award and Erica Costa is the recipient of the 2025...
The Round Valley Indian Tribes, a firm client, took a major step toward regaining control of the Eel River necessary to advance restoration work they have led for decades. On February 13, 2025, Tribal Council President Joesph Parker signed a memorandum of...
