June 10, 2025
The federal government is fighting a D.C. Circuit appeal by nine California Valley Miwok Tribe members who are looking to overturn a lower court order allowing an expansion of the tribe's organization, arguing the decision was not arbitrary and capricious.
August 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to expand the group eligible to participate in the California Valley Miwok Tribe's organization was not arbitrary and capricious, a D.C. federal judge ruled Monday, saying the government made reasonable efforts to ensure the process was open to the entire tribe.
November 20, 2023
A D.C. federal judge has rejected a bid by a California tribe to stop the federal government from moving forward with a vote on a constitution for the tribe, saying it failed to show that the election process would irreparably harm its sovereignty.
November 09, 2023
Lawyers for a group of California Valley Miwok Tribe members said the mere inclusion of possible nonmembers in the tribe's constitutional elections process would cause irreparable harm, telling a Washington, D.C., federal judge on Thursday that allowing the process to proceed as planned would erode the tribe's faith in the democratic process.
October 19, 2023
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is asking a D.C. federal judge to deny a California tribe's request to stop the Bureau of Indian Affairs from moving ahead with a vote on a constitution, saying it failed to establish how delaying initial steps toward the endeavor advances the public's interest.
October 11, 2023
The California Valley Miwok Tribe and nine of its members want a D.C. federal judge to stop the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs from moving forward with a vote on a constitution for the tribe, contending there is "no reason to rush a process that has never moved quickly."
January 10, 2023
Descendants of the California Valley Miwok Tribe are asking a federal judge to interrupt its vote on formal organization, saying a top U.S. Department of the Interior official ignored the "basic precepts of administrative law" in expanding the group eligible to participate in that election.
June 17, 2022
The California Valley Miwok Tribe has said a top U.S. Department of the Interior official wrongly expanded the group eligible to participate in its long-awaited organization, delaying the tribe's access to financial aid and other benefits, including more than $20 million in gaming revenue.