Here is the opinion in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner (N.D. N.Y.):
Briefs here.
Assistant Secretary Bureau of Indian Affairs
Update in Cayuga Nation Gaming Dispute with Village of Union Springs
Here are updated pleadings in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner (N.D. N.Y.):
124-1-cayuga-motion-for-summary-j.pdf
Prior posts here.
Second Circuit Briefs in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner
Update in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner
Here are more materials in the case captioned Cayuga Nation v. Tanner (N.D. N.Y.):
38 DCT Order Denying Unity Council Motion to Intervene
41 Plaintiffs Reply in Support of PI
42 Plaintiffs Response to Tanner Motion to Dismiss
50 DCT Order Dismissing Claims
52-1 Motion for Reconsideration
Apparently, the Halftown faction (the plaintiffs here) is continuing the fight for gaming, while the Unity Council group has been dismissed from the case. We posted materials on this case here.
Materials in Cayuga Nation v. Tanner
Originally filed by Clint Halftown’s group against the Village of Union Springs to enjoin the village’s effort to regulate Class II bingo; now a challenge to the Halftown group by the Cayuga Nation Unity Council. News coverage here.
Here are the materials:
27 Cayuga Nation Unity Council Motion to Intervene
28 Cayuga Nation Unity Council Motion to Dismiss
32 Defendants Cross-Motion to Dismiss
The IBIA decision on the Cayuga leadership dispute is here.
A state court decision on the leadership dispute is here.
IBIA Decision on Cayuga Indian Nation Leadership Issue
Here is the decision in Cayuga Indian Nation v. Eastern Region Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs (IBIA):
And a related press lreease:
Larry Echohawk Confirmed as Assistant Secretary
Thanks to Patrick — here is the link.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED (CIVILIAN)
The following civilian Executive Nominations were confirmed by the
Senate during the current congress. Nominations flagged with an asterisk
were approved subject to the nominee’s commitment to respond to requests
to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the
Senate. The nominations are listed to reverse chronological order based
on the date of confirmation.
May 19, 2009
PN325 * DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Larry J. Echo Hawk, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
NYTs on Larry Echohawk Nomination
From the NYTs:
President Obama nominated an American Indian who had been the attorney general of Idaho to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The nominee, Larry EchoHawk, is a law professor at Brigham Young University and a member of the Pawnee tribe. The agency manages 66 million acres of land and oversees Indian schools and other programs. Mr. Obama last month nominated Yvette Roubideaux as director of the Indian Health Service, a part of the Health and Human Services Department.
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