Category Archives: fee to trust

Tenth Circuit Affirms Interior’s Decision to Acquire Trust Land for United Keetoowah Band

Posted on September 6, 2019 by

Here is the opinion in Cherokee Nation v. Bernhardt. Briefs: federal-appellant-brief.pdf ukb-opening-brief.pdf cherokee-nation-answer-brief.pdf federal-reply.pdf ukb-reply.pdf lower court materials here.

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Additional Amended Final Judgments in Aquinnah Wampanoag Gaming Case

Posted on August 23, 2019 by

Here are the additional materials in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) (D. Mass.): 201 Amended Final Judgment 205 State Motion to Amend 207 Tribe Motion to Stay Judgment 208 Opposition to 205 215 Second Amended … Continue reading →

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South Dakota Challenge to Rosebud Trust Land Acquisition Rejected

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

Here is the opinion in State of South Dakota v. Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs (IBIA).

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Summary Judgment Motions in Stand Up v. Interior [Wilton Rancheria]

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

Here are the materials in Stand Up for California! v. Dept. of Interior (D.D.C.): 57 Motion to Supplement Record 59 Tribe Opposition 60 DOI Opposition 61 Reply 62 DCT Order Denying Motion to Supplement Record 70 Second Motion to Compel … Continue reading →

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Ninth Circuit Briefs in Club One Casino v. Dept. of Interior [Challenge to IRA Section 5]

Posted on July 1, 2019 by

Here: Opening Brief DOI Answer Brief Reply Lower court materials here.

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Sault Tribe Moves for Summary Judgment in Its Off-Rez Fee to Trust Claim

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Here is the pleading in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.): 43 Sault Tribe MSJ Case tag here.

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Timbisha Shoshone Tribe Sue under Homeland Act

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

Here is the complaint in Timbisha Shoshone Tribe v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.): 1-complaint-2.pdf

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NIGC Affirms Approval of Ponca Tribe’s Gaming Ordinance on Remand from Federal Court

Posted on May 2, 2019 by

Here is the order in In re: Gaming Ordinance of Ponca Tribe of Nebraska: Revised Amendment to FDO – Ponca NE The earlier federal court materials are here.

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Tribes and Detroit Casinos Allowed to Intervene in Sault Tribe Suit over Lansing and Wayne County Off-Rez Gaming Applications

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Here are the materials so far in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.): 1 Complaint 1-1 Solicitor Opinion on Bay Mills 1-2 Wayne County Application 1-3 Lansing Application 1-4 Supplemental Materials 1-5 Jan 2017 Interior Letter … Continue reading →

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Bethany C. Sullivan & Jennifer L. Turner on Carcieri

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

Bethany C. Sullivan and Jennifer L. Turner have published “Enough Is Enough: Ten Years of Carcieri v. Salazar” in the Public Land & Resources Law Review. Here is the abstract: Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court issued its watershed decision … Continue reading →

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