August 21, 2017
A California federal court has denied the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians' suit challenging a U.S. Department of the Interior decision to authorize another tribe to conduct gambling at an off-reservation site and has given the green light to the other tribe’s bid to toss the suit.
August 09, 2017
The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians on Tuesday said that a California federal court can press the pause button on the tribe's suit challenging a U.S. Department of the Interior decision authorizing another tribe to conduct gambling at an off-reservation site, saying the case may be stayed while the state's highest court weighs a related case.
May 30, 2017
The U.S. Department of the Interior and the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians have doubled down on their bids for a quick win in the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians' suit challenging a decision that authorized the North Fork tribe to conduct gaming on an off-reservation site in the same county as the Picayune's casino.
April 28, 2017
The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians on Thursday said the federal government’s own bid for a quick win in the tribe’s challenge of a decision to issue procedures to allow a neighboring tribe's casino project admitted the decision was arbitrary, urging a California federal court to reject the government’s bid.
March 27, 2017
The U.S. Department of the Interior urged a California federal judge Friday to toss the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians' challenge to a departmental decision to issue procedures to allow a neighboring tribe's casino project, saying the government didn't need backup from the state's governor.
January 23, 2017
The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians asked a California federal judge on Friday to end another tribe's bid to build a casino in Northern California, arguing that a tribe cannot force the state to allow gambling on a site that is not already set aside for it.
October 24, 2016
A California federal judge on Friday allowed the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians to intervene in a rival gaming tribe's suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior over its approval for the North Fork's casino plans, saying the government may not adequately represent the tribe's interests.