February 12, 2024
An anti-casino advocacy group has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision that upholds the dismissal of its suit, claiming the federal government erred when finding that the Ione Band of Miwok Indians is eligible to open a casino in California.
July 20, 2023
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld an order tossing an activist group's suit alleging the U.S. Department of the Interior erred when holding that the Ione Band of Miwok Indians is eligible to open a casino in California, saying the activists tried to recycle already rejected legal arguments.
May 08, 2023
The Ninth Circuit in mid-July will hear the latest dispute over a tribal casino development in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the court announced, setting up a showdown that is likely to focus on whether the Ione Band of Miwok Indians is eligible to offer gambling.
March 16, 2023
An advocacy group that opposes a casino project in California on Thursday again asked the Ninth Circuit to reverse a decision by a lower court that gave the green light to the project.
January 24, 2023
The National Indian Gaming Commission has asked the Ninth Circuit to confirm a lower court's approval of plans for a tribal casino in California, saying an advocacy group's suit against the development fails because the tribe is federally recognized and gaming-eligible.
September 23, 2022
Anti-casino advocates in California have asked the Ninth Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling that upheld plans for a tribal gaming facility near Sacramento, arguing that the judge erred in leaning on a 2017 appellate decision that was only "advisory" and not meant to be precedential.