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Jenner & Block Secures Trial Victory for Chance the Rapper
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Recognition
Jenner & Block Named Law Firm of the Year, Earned Additional Honors Across Categories by The American Lawyer 2025 Industry Awards
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Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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Jenner & Block represented client Shoalwater Bay Tribe in a significant victory for Tribal sovereignty, in which the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in RunItOneTime LLC v. United States, bringing a conclusive end to a challenge threatening tribal gaming compacts across Washington state.
The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jenner & Block’s client, the Northern Arapaho Tribe, confirming that Native American tribes should be reimbursed by the Indian Health Services (IHS) for certain “contract support costs” — the overhead costs for tribe-provided health care.
A Jenner & Block team today argued at the US Supreme Court on behalf of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, seeking reimbursement from the Indian Health Services (IHS) for certain “contract support costs” – the overhead costs for tribe-provided health care.
Recognitions
Jenner & Block DC Earns 29 Chambers USA 2026 Rankings Across 16 Practice Areas
Chambers USA 2026 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 29 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas.
Jenner & Block’s Native American Law Practice has once again earned a Nationwide Band 1 ranking for the Appellate category of the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business — reflecting the firm’s continued standing as one of the country’s foremost practices in Native American law.
The Daily Journal has honored a Jenner & Block team with a 2026 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award for their work in Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria v. California Department of Social Services —a pro bono matter that secured both individual justice and statewide policy change for Native American foster youth.
Podcasts
Ambassador Keith Harper Featured on Lawyering Peace Podcast
In a recent episode of Lawyering Peace, Partner Keith Harper, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council, discussed how making human rights a core part of peace negotiations is key to durable peace.
Client Alerts
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program, aimed to help socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners access federal contracting opportunities, has been under increased scrutiny since an investigation by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed a significant bribery scheme involving more than half a billion dollars. Citing that investigation, in June 2025, the SBA Administrator directed the SBA’s Office of General Contracting and B
Potential Impacts of Chevron’s Overruling on Tribal Interests
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce—overruling the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine. The opinion is likely to set off a wave of litigation across multiple areas of the law. However, it remains an open question of how drastic an impact this decision will have on tribal interests. Because the Indian canon of construction already requires construing ambiguous statutes in favor of tribes, t
Events
Jenner & Block Lawyers Speak at Tribal Gaming Conference
Jenner & Block is proud to have three partners on panels at the Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention this week.
The New ESG Landscape: What Global Companies Need to Know
On Wednesday, January 29, we will be hosting a webinar discussing important developments around Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk and compliance. Please register below, and share this invitation with any relevant counsel or business leaders in your organization.
Amb. Keith Harper to Give Keynote Address at 11th Annual Henkin Lecture on Human Rights
Partner Keith Harper will give the keynote address at the Louis Henkin Lecture on Human Rights at the University of Miami School of Law on November 2. The discussion will explore the efficacy of the multilateral system and the rules-based international order. Has the system evolved to promote women’s rights to the rights of Indigenous Peoples? Given the important human rights challenges presented by business enterprises, how has the human rights system adapted to successfully address these emer