CAYUGA NATION, et al. v. ZINKE, et al.

  1. March 13, 2019

    BIA Didn't Mishandle NY Tribe's Leadership Row, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge has tossed a suit by a group of Cayuga Nation members over a dispute concerning tribal leadership, saying the Bureau of Indian Affairs didn't show bias when it recognized a rival faction as the tribe's leadership for contracting purposes.

  2. August 03, 2018

    Cayuga Group Seeks Fast Win Over BIA In Tribal Leaders Suit

    Members of the Cayuga Nation pressed a D.C. federal court on Friday to hand them a win in their suit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs over its recognition of another group as the tribe's leaders, saying they have both "liberty and property interests at stake" in the case and that the government has violated their due process rights.

  3. May 25, 2018

    Cayuga Nation Group Seeks Quick Win In Tribal Leaders Suit

    Members of the Cayuga Nation have moved for a quick win on most of the counts in their suit challenging the Bureau of Indian Affairs' decision to recognize another faction as the tribe's leaders and award them a contract, saying the federal government has violated the nation's right to govern itself under its own law.

  4. March 27, 2018

    DC Judge Won't Block BIA In Cayuga Leadership Suit

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday denied a preliminary injunction to a group within the Cayuga Nation challenging the Bureau of Indian Affairs' decisions to recognize another faction as the tribe's leaders and award them a contract, saying that most of the suit's claims were speculative or essentially disagreements with the agency.

  5. February 23, 2018

    Cayuga Faction Can Step Into Rival Group's Suit Against BIA

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday allowed a Cayuga Nation faction to step into a suit brought by a rival group within the New York tribe, saying the intervenors had the right to help defend the Bureau of Indian Affairs' recognition that they govern the tribe.

  6. January 25, 2018

    Cayuga Faction Tries To Intervene In Tribal Leadership Row

    A faction of Cayuga Nation leaders has asked to step into a suit from members of a rival tribal faction alleging the Bureau of Indian Affairs' decision to allow a mail-in survey to settle a leadership dispute violated the tribe's ability to self-govern.

  7. September 22, 2017

    BIA Unlawfully Approved Change To Tribal Gov't, Suit Says

    Members of the Cayuga Nation have sued the Bureau of Indians affairs in Washington, D.C., federal court, alleging the agency's decision to allow a mail-in survey to settle a tribal leadership dispute violated the tribe's ability to govern itself and was determined by a biased official.

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