D.C Circuit Affirms Interior Trust Acquisition for Cowlitz

Here is the opinion in Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon v. Jewell:

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community v. Jewell DC Cir 7-19-16

Briefs here.

Interior Loses Mashpee Wampanoag Trust Acquisition Challenge

Here are the materials in Littlefield v. Dept. of Interior (D. Mass.):

56 Interior Motion for Summary J

59 Plaintiffs Motion for Summary J

69 City of Taunton Amicus Brief

81 DOI Supplemental Brief

82 Plaintiffs Supplemental Brief

83 USET Amicus Brief

86 Plaintiffs Response to 83

87 DCT Order

BIA’s Brief in Support of Partial Dismissal in Mashpee Wampanoag Carcieri Challenge

Here are the materials, so far, in Littlefield et. al. v. U.S. Department of Interior (D. Mass.):

Doc. 1 – Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Doc. 10 – United States’ Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Partial Dismissal

Except:

Plaintiffs’ Fifth Cause of Action seeks a declaration that the IRA, enacted over eighty years ago, is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs specifically allege that the IRA’s provision authorizing the Secretary to acquire land in trust on behalf of federally-recognized Indian tribes somehow reflects an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority. This legal question, however, has long been resolved against Plaintiffs by all courts to consider it, including the First Circuit in a decision binding on this Court. Federal courts have held, consistently and repeatedly, that the Secretary’s authority to acquire land in trust under the IRA does not violate the United States Constitution because there are sufficient intelligible principles provided in the statute and its legislative history to guide the Secretary’s discretion whether to acquire land in trust on behalf of a tribe. Moreover, it has been over 85 years since the Supreme Court invalidated any statute on the grounds of excessive delegation of legislative authority. The Supreme Court in fact has only found two statues to be a violation of the non-delegation doctrine, neither of which are comparable to the statute at issue here. Accordingly, the Court must dismiss Plaintiffs’ Fifth Cause of Action.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in County of Amador v. DOI & No Casino in Plymouth v. Jewell

Here are the briefs in County of Amador v. Dept. of Interior:

Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

County Reply

Other briefs TK

Here are the briefs in No Casino in Plymouth v. Jewell:

Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Ione Band Answer

NCIP Reply

Lower court materials for both cases here.

Eleventh Circuit Briefs in Poarch Band of Creek Indians v. Hildreth

Here:

Hildreth Opening Brief

Poarch Band Brief

US Amicus Brief

Hildreth Reply

Lower court materials here.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon v. Jewell (Cowlitz Tribe)

Here:

Grand Ronde Opening Brief

Clark County Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Samish Amicus Brief

Cowlitz Brief

USET Amicus Brief

Clark County Reply

Grand Ronde Reply

Lower court materials here.

Interior Prevails in Two Challenges to Ione Band Trust Acquisition

Here are the materials in No Casino in Plymouth v. Jewell (E.D. Cal.):

72-1 No Casino in Plymouth Motion for Summary J

77 Ione Band Motion to Strike

80 Opposition to 77

85 Ione Band Reply re 77

90-1 US Motion for Summary J

91-1 Ione Band Motion for Summary J

93 No Casino in Plymouth Opposition

93-2 No Casino in Plymouth Reply

94 US Reply

96 Ione Band Reply

100 DCT Order

Here are the materials in County of Amador v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Cal.):

65 County Motion for Summary J

82 Ione Band Motion for Summary J

84-1 US Motion for Summary J

85 County Reply

86 US Reply

87 Ione Band Reply

95 DCT Order

We posted on these cases earlier, here, here, and here.

IBIA Opinion Rejecting Grand Traverse County’s Challenge to GTB Trust Land Acquisition

Here is the opinion in Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners v. Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs (61ibia273).

Interior Prevails in Enterprise Rancheria Gaming Trust Acquisition Matter

Here are the materials in Citizens for a Better Way v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Cal.):

158 DCT Order on Motions to Strike

168 DCT Order

Briefs are here.

Materials and Briefs in Challenge to Enterprise Rancheria Casino

Here are the materials in the matter captioned by the court Citizens for a Better Way v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Cal.):

98-1 UAIC Motion for Summary J

99-1 Citizens for a Better Way Motion for Summary J

102-1 Colusa Motion for Summary J

115-1 US Motion to Strike

116-1 US Motion for Summary J

119-1 Enterprise Rancheria Motion for Summary J

120-1 Enterprise Rancheria Motion to Strike Guerrero Dec

121-1 Enterprise Rancheria Motion to Strike Meister Dec

126 UAIC Opposition to Summary J Motion

127 UAIC Opposition to Motion to Strike

128 Citizens for a Better Way Opposition to Summary J Motion

130 Colusa Opposition to Summary J Motion

131 Colusa Opposition to Motion to Strike

135 US Reply re Motion to Strike

136 Enterprise Rancheria Reply re Summary J Motion

137 Enterprise Rancheria Reply re Motion to Strike Guerrero

138 Enterprise Rancheria Reply re Motion to Strike Meister

158 DCT Order Granting Motions to Strike

Materials in the TRO stage of this litigation are here.