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  1. January 14, 2016

    Kansas, Local County Take Casino Dispute To 10th Circ.

    The state of Kansas and Cherokee County are appealing to the Tenth Circuit the dismissal of their lawsuit challenging a federal advisory letter saying that land held in trust for an Oklahoma tribe is gambling-eligible, according to a notice filed in the lower court Wednesday.

  2. December 18, 2015

    Kansas Can't Sue Feds, Tribe Over Casino Lands, Judge Says

    The state of Kansas lost its bid to challenge a federal advisory letter that said land held in trust for a tribe is gambling-eligible, when a Kansas federal judge ruled that a bevy of reasons such as deadlines and tribal sovereign immunity bar the state's complaints.

  3. September 03, 2015

    Kansas Rejects Quapaw Officials' Bid To Toss Casino Suit

    Kansas on Wednesday urged a federal judge to reject an attempt by four Quapaw tribe of Oklahoma officials to toss claims against them in a row over the construction of a casino, rejecting arguments that the state's suit is barred by sovereign immunity.

  4. August 25, 2015

    Feds Seek To Nix Kansas' Challenge In Quapaw Casino Row

    The U.S. government has urged a federal judge to toss Kansas' claims in a dispute over the construction of a casino by the Quapaw Tribe, reiterating that an opinion letter advising the tribe that a piece of land falls within its last recognized Kansas reservation is not reviewable.

  5. August 14, 2015

    Tribe Officials Seek To Nix Kansas' Claims In Casino Row

    Four officials from the Quapaw tribe on Thursday urged a Kansas federal judge to dismiss claims against them in a row over the construction of a casino, joining other tribal officers in arguing that the state's suit is barred by sovereign immunity.

  6. August 04, 2015

    Kansas Says Tribal Officials Can't Dodge Casino Land Suit

    The state of Kansas and one of its counties urged a federal judge on Tuesday to reject a bid by the Quapaw Tribe's gaming authority and two officials to dismiss claims against them in a row over the construction of a casino, saying sovereign immunity doesn't protect tribal officers from the suit.

  7. July 30, 2015

    Kan. Loses Bid To Stop Casino As Court Mulls Jurisdiction

    A Kansas federal judge on Wednesday granted Quapaw Tribe officials' bid to stay Kansas' request for an injunction in litigation over the construction of a casino on the tribe's land in the state, finding that the court must first resolve outstanding questions on subject-matter jurisdiction.

  8. July 22, 2015

    Kan. Backs Tribes' Intervention Bid In Casino Land Suit

    Kansas threw its support on Wednesday behind two tribes' bid to intervene in a dispute alleging federal regulators wrongly allowed Oklahoma's Quapaw Tribe to use trust land for a casino, saying the pair would add value to the case.

  9. July 15, 2015

    Tribal Casino Authority Wants Out Of Kan. Land Dispute

    The Quapaw Tribe's gaming authority and two officials on Tuesday urged a federal judge to dismiss claims against them in a row with Kansas over the construction of a casino, arguing the state's suit is barred by sovereign immunity.

  10. July 09, 2015

    Tribe Says Injunction Bid Likely Moot In Kan. Casino Suit

    Officials from the Quapaw Tribe have asked a federal judge to stay Kansas' request for an injunction in litigation over the construction of a casino on the tribe's Kansas land, arguing that the tribal defendants are likely to be dismissed from the litigation under tribal sovereign immunity.

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