PICAYUNE RANCHERIA OF THE CHUKCHANSI INDIANS v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al

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Case Number:

1:12-cv-02071

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Beryl A. Howell

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Government Agencies

  1. September 09, 2016

    4 Takeaways From DOI's Win In Calif. Tribal Casino Row

    A federal court's recent rejection of a challenge to a casino the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians plans to build in Northern California endorsed both the U.S. Department of the Interior's approach to taking land into trust for gambling projects and a broad interpretation of a controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling from 2009. Here are four key takeaways from the DOI and North Fork tribe's win.

  2. April 23, 2015

    BIA Defends Taking Calif. Tribe's Casino Land Into Trust

    The U.S. Department of the Interior urged a D.C. federal judge Wednesday to find valid two Bureau of Indian Affairs decisions allowing the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians' casino project in California to proceed, arguing that a rival tribe hadn't shown the government couldn't take land for the project into trust.

  3. March 17, 2015

    Calif. Tribe Says Rival's Casino Project Must Start Over

    The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians asked a D.C. federal judge Monday to set aside two Bureau of Indian Affairs decisions allowing another tribe's casino project to go forward, arguing that the rival tribe's gaming agreement with the state was never made valid.