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Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Hendrickson

  1. January 08, 2020

    RI Tribe's $30M Bridge Project Suit Off To DC After All

    A Rhode Island federal judge has changed her mind and will grant a tribe's bid to transfer its $30 million suit over a highway construction project to the District of Columbia, saying she reconsidered her earlier decision because the case involves a federal official.

  2. September 20, 2019

    FHWA Looks To Nix Tribe's Suit Over RI Bridge Project

    The Federal Highway Administration pressed a Rhode Island federal court Friday to toss the Narragansett Indian Tribe's $30 million suit over a highway construction project, saying the agency hasn't made a final decision about the cultural impacts of the plan that can be challenged in court.

  3. September 09, 2019

    Tribe Fights To Keep $30M Bridge Project Suit In Court

    The Narragansett Indian Tribe has said that a Federal Highway Administration decision terminating a plan for handling culturally significant sites on a highway construction project was a final decision that the tribe can challenge.

  4. July 09, 2019

    Highway Agency Wants Out of $30M Tribe Bridge Project Suit

    The Federal Highway Administration told a Rhode Island federal court that it should throw out a suit by the Narragansett Indian Tribe that claims the agency failed to mitigate the risks posed to important sites during a highway construction project, arguing the issue isn't ripe for court review.

  5. March 29, 2019

    Tribe Seeks $30M From Highway Agency In Bridge Project Suit

    The Narragansett Indian tribe says the Federal Highway Administration failed to mitigate the risks posed to tribal cultural and historical sites during a highway project's construction, demanding $30 million from the agency in a suit filed Friday in Rhode Island federal court.