Here are the materials so far in State of Connecticut v. Dept. of the Interior (D. Conn.):
Connecticut Federal Court Stays Fee to Trust Acquisition for Mashantucket Pequot
fee to trust
Scotts Valley Sues Interior over Gaming Approval Reversal
Here are the materials so far in Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Burgam (D.D.C.):
Federal BIO in Sault Tribe Gaming Lands Case
Here is the brief in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Burgam:
Cert petition here.
Trio of Tribes Sue Interior over Koi Nation Gaming
Here is the complaint in Lytton Rancheria of California v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):
Federal Court Rejects Second Cow Creek Effort to Enjoin Coquille Gaming Project
Here are updated materials in Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):
Prior post here.
Materials (so far) in Challenge to Coquille Gaming Project
Here are the materials in Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):
28 Motion to Disqualify Jenner
40-1 Coquille Opposition to Motion to Disqualify Jenner
51 Federal Opposition to TRO Motion
52 Coquille Opposition to TRO Motion
Jan. 22, 2025: MINUTE ORDER. For the reasons stated on the record at the hearing held on this date, (1) Plaintiffs’ 28 Motion to Disqualify Keither Harper and Jenner & Block is denied; (2) Coquille’s 15 Motion to Intervene and 33 Renewed Motion to Intervene are granted; (3) Coquille’s 15 Motion to Expedite is denied as moot; and (4) the parties’ 40 , 41 motions to seal are denied and the Clerk of Court shall unseal those docket entries. Further, by January 24, 2025, Plaintiffs shall file all materials submitted for in camera review on the public docket. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 1/22/2025. (lcapm3) (Entered: 01/22/2025)
Interior Solicitor M Opinion on the Power of the Interior Secretary to Acquire Land in Trust for United Keetoowah Band
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland Cert Petition [all cert stage briefs]
Here:
Questions presented:
The Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act (“MILCSA”) established a Self-Sufficiency Fund for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to receive judgment funds that settled claims against the United States for the unconscionable taking of tribal lands. The statute, which codified a negotiated agreement between the Tribe and the United States, gave the Tribe’s Board of Directors exclusive authority over the Self-Sufficiency Fund, including determinations about the proper use of Fund capital and interest. The broad purposes for which the Tribe may expend Fund interest under MILCSA include the “enhancement of tribal lands.” §108(c)(5). And MILCSA requires the Secretary of the Interior to hold in trust “[a]ny lands” acquired with Fund interest. §108(f). The questions presented are:
- Whether Congress delegated to the Department of the Interior under MILCSA the authority to reject a mandatory trust submission based on the agency’s own view about whether the purchase of land satisfied §108(c), notwithstanding the statutory command that “[a]ny lands acquired using amounts from interest or other income of the [Tribe’s] Self-Sufficiency Fund shall be held in trust by the Secretary [of the Interior] for the benefit of the tribe.” §108(f).
- Whether “enhancement of tribal lands” in §108(c)(5) of MILCSA includes a land acquisition that adds to or augments the size of the Tribe’s total landholdings.
Lower court materials here.
Additional briefs:
D.C. Circuit Again Rejects Sault Tribe Mandatory Trust Land Acquisition Claims
Alaska Federal Court Holds Feds Can Acquire Land in Trust for Alaska Tribes
Here are the materials in State of Alaska v. Newland (D. Alaska):
Turtle Talk 
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