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Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation et al v. United States Corps of Engineers et al

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Case Number:

3:11-cv-03026

Court:

South Dakota

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutes: Environmental Matters

Judge:

Roberto A. Lange

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  1. April 25, 2018

    8th Circ. Backs Army Corps' Win Over Tribe's Permit Claims

    An Eighth Circuit panel on Wednesday refused to revive the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation's claims that accused the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of improperly allowing development near a South Dakota lake that it considers sacred.

  2. September 30, 2016

    Army Corps To Take 2nd Look At Sacred-Lake Gully Crossings

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs to look into whether the gully crossings it allowed near a lake sacred to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate tribe could affect historic places, a South Dakota federal judge ruled Thursday.

  3. March 14, 2016

    Bridge Project By SD Lake Exempt From CWA, Corps Says

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urged a South Dakota federal court Friday to uphold its findings that construction projects near a lake sacred to a tribe are exempt from federal regulations, saying that the area qualifies as private farmland excepted from the Clean Water Act.

  4. January 19, 2016

    Tribe Says Army Corps Didn't Consult It In Bridge Project

    A South Dakota tribe on Friday accused the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of violating environmental and historic preservation laws by failing to consult with it before permitting the construction of a road across a lake sacred to the tribe.

  5. July 10, 2015

    Army Corps Says Tribe's Claims In Lake Battle Came Too Late

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday hit back at a South Dakota tribe's bid to shake the statute of limitations in a fight over the development of a sacred lake, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision does not support equitable tolling.

  6. April 15, 2015

    Tribe Accuses Army Corps of Bad Faith In Lake Development

    A South Dakota tribe on Tuesday asked the court to permit additional evidence to be introduced into its case accusing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of improperly allowing development of a lake that is sacred to the tribe, saying the evidence shows that the Corps acted in bad faith.