April 10, 2018
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday stood by its recent decision to uphold a lower court’s nix of a challenge to the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians’ proposed California casino, shooting down a community watchdog group’s request for a redo.
March 21, 2018
The federal government and the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians each urged the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday not to reconsider its decision to affirm a lower court ruling tossing a challenge to the tribe's proposed California casino, saying a nonprofit group hadn't shown there was any need for an en banc rehearing.
January 12, 2018
The D.C. Circuit affirmed a lower court's decision tossing a challenge to the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians' proposed casino, concluding Friday that the federal government acted reasonably by approving the California project, despite claims to the contrary by a rival gaming tribe and local community groups.
October 13, 2017
The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians sought to upend another California tribe's plans to build a Las Vegas-style casino less than 30 miles from its own on Friday, warning a D.C. Circuit panel that the project would be disastrous to its bottom line.
July 06, 2017
The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians on Wednesday again urged the D.C. Circuit to toss a lower court's ruling that backed the U.S. Department of the Interior's approval of a separate California tribe's proposed casino, arguing the DOI's interpretation of land regulations is "capricious" and invalid under California law.
March 16, 2017
The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians and other opponents of a different tribe's proposed casino have urged the D.C. Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling that backed two U.S. Department of the Interior decisions to approve the project, with the Picayune claiming the agency's top official ignored the potential economic damage to its own casino operation.