April 16, 2021
The D.C. Circuit on Friday upheld the U.S. Department of the Interior's move to take land into trust for the Wilton Rancheria of California's proposed casino project, disagreeing with an anti-gambling group that the wrong federal official made the decision.
November 09, 2020
A D.C. Circuit panel cast doubt Monday on arguments that the U.S. Department of the Interior had no authority to take land into trust for the Wilton Rancheria of California's proposed casino project, telling an anti-gambling group the decision likely involved "internal formalities" that the court can't review.
April 29, 2020
The Wilton Rancheria of California and the U.S. Department of the Interior have urged the D.C. Circuit to reject an anti-gambling group's challenge to the agency's decision to take land into trust for the tribe's casino project, arguing that a DOI official properly exercised his authority and the decision complied with federal environmental law.