July 29, 2016
A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday ruled that the U.S. Department of the Interior acted properly when it set aside 152 acres in Washington state for a newly recognized tribe, affirming a lower court ruling in favor of the DOI in the underlying dispute involving a nearby tribe and homeowners in the county where the new tribe resides.
March 18, 2016
An Oregon tribe seeking to block a rival casino told a D.C. Circuit panel on Friday that the Department of Interior's decision to take land into trust for the project violates the agency's longstanding policy not to do so for tribes recognized after the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.
March 16, 2016
The federal government and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe have urged the D.C. Circuit to shoot down a Washington county's bid to stop construction on the tribe's planned $500 million casino as it contests the government's ability to take land into trust for the project, questioning why the request came so late.
December 09, 2015
The U.S. Department of the Interior urged the D.C. Circuit to uphold the agency's ability to take land into trust for a Washington state tribe's casino project, saying Tuesday the controversial Carcieri ruling did not prevent the DOI from making the acquisition.