July 29, 2020
An Oklahoma court has granted the U.S. Department of the Treasury's bid to move a Shawnee Tribe case to Washington, D.C., saying the first-to-file rule merits moving the case over allocation of coronavirus relief funds to a venue where similar cases are pending.
July 24, 2020
The Shawnee Tribe has urged an Oklahoma federal judge to reject the U.S. Treasury Department's bid to transfer its case alleging the government denied it $12 million in coronavirus relief funds using inaccurate population data.
June 22, 2020
The Shawnee Tribe urged an Oklahoma federal court Monday to freeze at least $12 million in federal coronavirus relief funds it was denied because of allegedly inaccurate population data, to ensure the money will still be there when the case wraps up.
June 19, 2020
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has told an Oklahoma federal court that it may fight the Shawnee Tribe's efforts to win a temporary restraining order related to coronavirus relief funds, saying the tribe suddenly lodged its TRO bid even though the parties had been discussing their issues outside of court.
June 18, 2020
The U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. Department of the Interior undercounted and undercompensated the Shawnee Tribe when allocating coronavirus relief funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the Oklahoma tribe said in a Thursday complaint.