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Yesterday, ReasonTV released a new video that showcases our client Peggy Fontenot and her case against the Attorney General of Oklahoma. If you'll recall, last year, Oklahoma enacted a new law that limits who may market art as American Indian-made. Now, only those artists who are members of federally recognized tribes may do so. But Peggy is a memb ...

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Supreme Court watch caption id="" align="alignright" width="288" Supreme Court interior./caption We are waiting for word from the Supreme Court on three of our cases where we are directly representing the petitioners. The Court held its conference on Bennie v. Munn, (retaliation for speaking out for Tea Party) Foster v. Vilsack, (phony we ...

There's some great news out of Oklahoma to announce. Oklahoma officials have agreed to (and the Court has signed off on) a stipulation to stay enforcement of Oklahoma's American Indian Arts and Crafts Sales Act while PLF's challenge to the law is pending. If you'll recall, in November PLF challenged that law on behalf of award-winning American In ...

caption id="attachment_43641" align="alignright" width="300" Peggy Fontenot. By Brian Feulner./caption Peggy Fontenot is an award-winning American Indian photographer and artist, specializing in hand-made beaded jewelry and cultural items. For more than 30 years, Ms. Fontenot has traveled the country to show and sell her American Indian art. Becau ...