CHEROKEE NATION et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR et al

  1. April 29, 2025

    Oklahoma Tribes Ask Court To Reopen Gaming Compact Row

    Four Oklahoma tribes are asking a D.C. federal court to lift a more-than-yearlong stay in their suit challenging the state and federal governments over gaming compacts — aiming to renew a bid for a partial win in the dispute and saying developments and recent authorities in the case will further their action.

  2. January 23, 2025

    Okla. High Court Says Gov. Stitt Can Lead Tribal-Gaming Case

    The Oklahoma Supreme Court has unanimously confirmed Gov. Kevin Stitt's constitutional authority to represent the state in a lawsuit over the validity of tribal-gaming compacts for casino operations, but it also found that he cannot prevent the state attorney general from appearing in the case.

  3. March 22, 2024

    No Central Okla. Law Resolves Gov., AG Fight, Judge Says

    Oklahoma has no controlling law to determine if Attorney General Gentner Drummond can take defense counsel leadership ahead of Gov. Kevin Stitt in litigation over tribal gambling compacts, a D.C. federal judge said, while certifying the question of law to the Sooner State's highest court.

  4. October 18, 2023

    Okla. AG, Gov. Spar In Bid For Defense Certification Judgment

    Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and state Attorney General Gentner Drummond, in sparring briefs, continued their dispute over who should take control as defense counsel in federal litigation over tribal gambling compacts, with the state's top attorney claiming the "magnitude of the disagreement" warrants an answer.

  5. September 27, 2023

    Okla. AG Wants Defense Cert. In Gambling Compact Suit

    Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond wants the state's Supreme Court to weigh in on a federal dispute between him and Gov. Kevin Stitt, saying his right to take control as defense counsel in litigation over gambling compacts is paramount for the expedient resolution of the case.

  6. August 18, 2023

    Oklahoma Gov. Says AG Dispute Belongs In Political Circles

    Gov. Kevin Stitt is urging a federal court to strike the Oklahoma attorney general from representing the state's interest in a challenge by four Native American tribes over gaming compacts, saying the top attorney is free to try to file an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs instead.

  7. August 11, 2023

    Okla. AG Says Gov. Can't Overrule In Gambling Pact Dispute

    Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said until he assumed control in representing the state's interests in a dispute with Native American tribes over gambling compacts, the ongoing and costly litigation was being led by a party refusing to defend it.

  8. July 26, 2023

    Okla. AG Says Governor Sidestepping State's Legal Process

    Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond wants to represent the state's interests in a challenge by Native American tribes over gambling compacts, saying the ongoing litigation and costly dispute is a direct result of the governor's refusal to follow the law.

  9. November 23, 2022

    Judge Trims Okla. Tribal Gambling Challenge

    A D.C. federal judge has tossed part of a suit brought by four Native American tribes challenging the approval of a separate group of tribes' gambling compacts, ruling that the plaintiffs can't say they were hurt by the expansion of Class III gaming in Oklahoma if tribal defendants haven't begun offering that activity.

  10. November 14, 2022

    Okla. Gov. Says Federal Law Supports Tribal Gambling Pacts

    Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt urged a D.C. federal judge on Friday to find that four tribes' gaming agreements are valid and in effect, claiming that a separate group of tribes challenging the compacts' approval have based their argument on "a fundamental misreading" of federal law regulating Native American gaming.