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

  1. 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.

  2. March 15, 2022

    Tribal Leaders Seek Win In Okla. Gambling Pact Challenge

    The heads of two Oklahoma tribes have asked a D.C. federal judge to hand them a win in a suit against them and the U.S. Department of the Interior by four other tribes challenging their gambling compacts with the governor, saying the case lacks legal merit.

  3. March 10, 2022

    Okla. Tribes Say Rivals' Gambling Pacts Hurt Casino Biz

    Four Oklahoma tribes have asked a D.C. federal judge for a partial win in their suit against the federal government challenging gaming compacts reached by the state's governor with four other tribes, saying the deals caused a competitive injury for their casino businesses.

  4. December 07, 2021

    Okla. Tribes Say Seminole Case Backs Gambling Deal Claims

    Several Oklahoma tribes have told a D.C. federal judge that a recent decision torpedoing a gambling agreement between Florida and the Seminole Tribe backs their claims that the federal government approved illegal compacts between Oklahoma's governor and other tribes in the state.

  5. October 25, 2021

    DOI Says Okla. Tribes Can't Challenge Gambling Deals

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has urged a D.C. federal judge to toss a suit by several Oklahoma tribes challenging gambling agreements reached by the state with other tribes, saying the plaintiffs can't show any harm from the deals to their own casino operations.

  6. April 06, 2021

    Okla. Tribes Say Reservation Rulings Back Gambling Suit

    The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations have told a D.C. federal judge that recent Oklahoma criminal court cases that recognized the tribes' reservations back their civil suit claiming the state's governor reached illegal gambling compacts with four other tribes.

  7. February 23, 2021

    4 Tribes Urge Court To Keep Suit Over Gambling Compacts

    The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Citizen Potawatomi Nations urged a D.C. federal judge not to toss their suit claiming the Oklahoma governor formed illegal gambling compacts with four tribes, since the disputed agreements have negatively impacted their gambling revenue.

  8. February 17, 2021

    Okla. Tribes Say Gambling Deal Suit Should Be Tossed

    The leaders of two Native American tribes located in Oklahoma have once again pressed a D.C. federal judge to toss a suit by four tribal nations that claim the tribes' gaming compacts with the state are illegal.

  9. January 26, 2021

    DOI, Comanche Say Other Tribes Can't Sink Gambling Pacts

    The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Comanche Nation have urged a D.C. federal judge to toss a suit alleging several tribal gambling compacts with Oklahoma are illegal, saying the tribes that brought the suit don't have standing to challenge those agreements. 

  10. November 05, 2020

    Feds Want Okla. Tribal Gaming Suit Moved Out Of DC

    The U.S. government has urged a District of Columbia federal judge to transfer to Oklahoma a suit by four tribal nations challenging gaming compacts signed by four other tribes with state Gov. J. Kevin Stitt, saying D.C. doesn't have "any meaningful connection" to the case.