January 28, 2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California told a federal judge that their sovereign immunity bars the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians' state-law claims in its suit over the parties' gaming compact, saying the tribe hasn't validly pled a violation of state law.
January 15, 2025
A federally recognized Indian tribe suing California and Gov. Gavin Newsom over a tribal-state gaming compact has asked a federal judge to deny their bid to dismiss state claims in the suit, saying they wrongly argue that state laws implementing the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act are independent of IGRA's requirements.