November 09, 2018
The Forest County Potawatomi Community is appealing to the D.C. Circuit a lower court's ruling backing a federal government decision that nixed, due to competitive concerns, a 2014 amendment favoring the tribe's gambling compact with Wisconsin under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
September 11, 2018
The Forest County Potawatomi Community lost its challenge in D.C. federal court to the U.S. government's decision to disapprove a 2014 amendment to the tribe's gaming compact with Wisconsin under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, with the judge ruling that the amendment "was not arbitrary or capricious."
February 21, 2018
The Forest County Potawatomi Community has again urged a D.C. federal judge to award the tribe summary judgment in its bid to vacate a Bureau of Indian Affairs decision rejecting an amendment to the tribe's gambling deal with Wisconsin, saying the change wouldn't put another tribe on the hook for payments to protect the Potawatomi's casino business.
January 19, 2018
The federal government and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin told a D.C. federal court Thursday that a Bureau of Indian Affairs decision rejecting an amendment to the Forest County Potawatomi Community gambling compact should stand, saying the change improperly protects the Potawatomi's revenue at the former's expense.
December 05, 2017
The Forest County Potawatomi Community on Monday asked a D.C. federal judge to vacate a Bureau of Indian Affairs decision rejecting an amendment to the tribe's state gambling compact, arguing that the ruling was based largely on the incorrect conclusion that the proposal imposed payment obligations on a rival tribe.
April 14, 2016
A D.C. federal judge allowed the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Thursday to join rival tribe Forest County Potawatomi Community's suit accusing the federal government of improperly rejecting an amendment to its state gaming compact, finding the Menominee have standing despite the Forest County Potawatomi Community's objections.
March 14, 2016
A D.C. federal judge on Monday refused to move to Wisconsin federal court a Native American tribe's attempt to revive an amendment to the tribe's gaming compact that had been rejected by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, saying the case could have a nationwide impact on tribal-state gaming compact negotiations.
October 29, 2015
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin told a D.C. federal court Wednesday that its ongoing efforts to develop a gambling facility in Kenosha give it a stake in a rival tribe's suit accusing the federal government of improperly rejecting an amendment to its state gaming compact.
October 15, 2015
A Wisconsin tribe on Wednesday opposed a rival tribe's request to intervene in its suit accusing the federal government of improperly rejecting an amendment to its gambling compact with the state, arguing that any intervention would only serve to distract from the real issues.
September 10, 2015
A Wisconsin tribe asked a D.C. federal court Wednesday for permission to intervene in a rival tribe's suit accusing the U.S. Department of the Interior of improperly rejecting an amendment to its gaming compact with the state, saying that its own gaming interests and ability to be self-sufficient are at stake in the suit.