The cases denied were Cherokee Nation v. Bernhardt and Baley v. United States.
Cherokee Nation v. Bernhardt
Federal Court Holds Interior May Not Take Land into Trust for Gaming Purposes for Keetoowah
Here is the opinion in Cherokee Nation v. Bernhardt (N.D. Okla.):
Prior post here.
Cherokee Nation v. Bernhardt Cert Petition over United Keetoowah Band Trust Land Acquisition [updated with add’l cert stage materials]
Here is the petition:
Update:
Questions presented:
1. Whether the Secretary of the Interior exceeded his statutory authority by taking land located within the reservation boundaries of one Indian Tribe and placing the land in trust for another Tribe, despite the objections of the first Tribe and in violation of a regulatory prohibition and the United States’ treaty promises to the first Tribe.
2. Whether the Court should hold this petition pending its disposition of Maine Community Health Options v. United States, No. 18-1023 (argued Dec. 10, 2019), because this case raises the same issue concerning implied repeals effected by appropriations laws and the proper standard for determining what law to apply.
Lower court materials here.
Tenth Circuit Affirms Interior’s Decision to Acquire Trust Land for United Keetoowah Band
Here is the opinion in Cherokee Nation v. Bernhardt.
Briefs:
cherokee-nation-answer-brief.pdf
lower court materials here.
UPDATE:
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