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Decades in the making: the politics of disinformation
The importance of this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing cannot be overstated. Everyone, especially Americans, should find the full hearing and make time to watch it. As we approach the midterms, with Trump making every effort to keep people from voting and Republicans…
Gorsuch’s Indian law record receives limited recognition
RAPID CITY—Every few years, Neil Gorsuch’s Indian law record receives another examination. His name is familiar, but much of that record receives limited public attention. Tribes celebrate favorable Supreme Court decisions, lawyers analyze them and politicians claim whatever…
Bears Ears faces new tribal role and land protection fight
WASHINGTON—Five tribal nations spent years working to secure a place in the management of their ancestral homelands at Bears Ears. Now, with most of the monument removed from its protected boundaries and their commission terminated, the management plan they helped develop faces a…