SCOTTS VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al

  1. August 17, 2026

    Calif. Tribe Challenges Feds' Gaming Approval Reversal

    A California tribe is asking a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to block the U.S. Department of the Interior's decision last month to undo its approval of the tribe's 160-acre gaming facility project, arguing the latest order was independently unlawful because the government did not give a reasoned explanation for the reversal.

  2. August 10, 2026

    Calif. Tribe Says Interior Dept. Wrongly Revoked Gaming Trust

    A California tribe is accusing the U.S. Department of the Interior of illegally pulling trust status from a 160-acre plat of Vallejo, California, land that the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians were planning to turn into a casino, a move the tribe said was barred in a previous round of litigation.