Native American Rights Fund
21 cases • 7 attorneys
Attorneys
John Ernest Echohawk
(10)
Daniel David Lewerenz
(3)
Erin Christine Dougherty Lynch
(3)
Jacqueline Diana De Leon
(3)
Heather R. Kendall
(1)
Melody L. McCoy
(1)
Wesley James Furlong
(1)
Cases
| Case | Title | Docketed | Type | Status | Party | Attorneys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25A1008 | Gouyen Brown Lopez, et al. v. United States, et al. | 2026-03-16 | A | Denied | National Congress of American Indians, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers | Wesley James Furlong |
| 25-320 | Alaska, et al. v. United States, et al. | 2025-09-17 | Paid | Denied | Association of Village Council Presidents, Betty Magnuson, and Ivan M. Ivan | Erin Christine Dougherty Lynch, Heather R. Kendall |
| 25-253 | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. Michael Howe, Secretary of State of North Dakota | 2025-09-04 | Paid | Pending | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. | John Ernest Echohawk |
| 25A62 | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. Michael Howe, Secretary of State of North Dakota | 2025-07-15 | A | Granted | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. | John Ernest Echohawk |
| 24-1260 | Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State v. Republican National Committee, et al. | 2025-06-10 | Paid | Granted | National Congress of American Indians, Alaska Federation of Natives, and Washington Conservation Action Education Fund | Jacqueline Diana De Leon |
| 24-394 | Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, et al. v. Gentner Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma | 2024-10-09 | Paid | Judgment Issued | The Association on American Indian Affairs, The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, and The National Congress of American Indians | John Ernest Echohawk |
| 24-291 | Apache Stronghold v. United States, et al. | 2024-09-13 | Paid | Denied | 52 Tribal Nations and Organizations | John Ernest Echohawk |
| 24-110 | Press Robinson, et al., Appellants v. Phillip Callais, et al. | 2024-08-01 | Paid | Pending | MHA Nation, Lisa Finley-Deville, and Cesar Alvarez | John Ernest Echohawk |
| 24-109 | Louisiana, Appellant v. Phillip Callais, et al. | 2024-08-01 | Paid | Denied | MHA Nation, Lisa Finley-Deville, and Cesar Alvarez | John Ernest Echohawk |
| 23-969 | Charles Walen, et al., Appellants v. Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota, et al. | 2024-03-06 | Paid | Denied | The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, Lisa DeVille, and Cesar Alvarez, Jr. | John Ernest Echohawk |
| 23-847 | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. North Dakota Legislative Assembly, et al. | 2024-02-06 | Paid | GVR | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. | John Ernest Echohawk |
| 23A476 | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. North Dakota Legislative Assembly, et al. | 2023-11-28 | A | Presumed Complete | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. | John Ernest Echohawk |
| 22-62 | Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Alden Big Man, et al. | 2022-07-22 | Paid | Denied | Unknown Members of the Crow Tribal Health Board; Kenneth Pitt, Justice of the Crow Tribal Court of Appeals; Dennis Myron Bear Don't Walk, Judge of the Crow Tribal Court, et al. | Melody L. McCoy |
| 21-1086 | Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al., Appellants v. Evan Milligan, et al. | 2022-02-07 | Paid | Denied | National Congress of American Indians | Jacqueline Diana De Leon |
| 21-840 | United States v. Aaron M. Frey, Attorney General of Maine, et al. | 2021-12-07 | Paid | Denied | National Congress of American Indians and USET Sovereignty Protection Fund | Daniel David Lewerenz |
| 21-838 | Penobscot Nation v. Aaron M. Frey, Attorney General of Maine, et al. | 2021-12-07 | Paid | Denied | National Congress of American Indians and USET Sovereignty Protection Fund | Daniel David Lewerenz |
| 21-377 | Cherokee Nation, et al. v. Chad Everet Brackeen, et al. | 2021-09-08 | Paid | Judgment Issued | 180 Indian Tribes and 35 Tribal Organizations | Erin Christine Dougherty Lynch |
| 21-376 | Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Chad Everet Brackeen, et al. | 2021-09-08 | Paid | Judgment Issued | 497 Indian Tribes and 62 Tribal and Indian Organizations | Erin Christine Dougherty Lynch |
| 20-366 | Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., Appellants v. New York, et al. | 2020-09-22 | Paid | Denied | National Congress of American Indians | Daniel David Lewerenz |
| 19-1257 | Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona, et al. v. Democratic National Committee, et al. | 2020-04-30 | Paid | Judgment Issued | National Congress of American Indians | Jacqueline Diana De Leon |
| 18A335 | Richard Brakebill, et al. v. Alvin Jaeger, North Dakota Secretary of State | 2018-09-28 | A | Denied | Richard Brakebill, et al. | John Ernest Echohawk |