Confederated Tribes of the Gr v. Sally Jewell, et al

  1. July 29, 2016

    DC Circ. Says New Tribe Has Land Rights For Casino

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday ruled that the U.S. Department of the Interior acted properly when it set aside 152 acres in Washington state for a newly recognized tribe, affirming a lower court ruling in favor of the DOI in the underlying dispute involving a nearby tribe and homeowners in the county where the new tribe resides.

  2. March 18, 2016

    Ore. Tribe Slams DOI Land Buy In Casino Row At DC Circ. 

    An Oregon tribe seeking to block a rival casino told a D.C. Circuit panel on Friday that the Department of Interior's decision to take land into trust for the project violates the agency's longstanding policy not to do so for tribes recognized after the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.

  3. March 16, 2016

    Tribal Casino Prep Needn't Be Halted, DC Circ. Hears

    The federal government and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe have urged the D.C. Circuit to shoot down a Washington county's bid to stop construction on the tribe's planned $500 million casino as it contests the government's ability to take land into trust for the project, questioning why the request came so late.

  4. March 04, 2016

    Wash. County Seeks Emergency Halt To Tribal Casino Prep

    A Washington county urged the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to stop construction of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's planned $500 million casino, saying the tribe is causing irreparable environmental damage before the court can resolve challenges to the federal government's decision to take the casino land into trust.

  5. January 06, 2016

    Ore. Tribe Says DOI's Land Buy For Rival Tribe Unjustified

    An Oregon tribe lashed out at the federal government Tuesday, telling the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. Department of the Interior is turning cartwheels and relying on deeply flawed interpretations of federal law to justify taking land into trust for a rival tribe's casino.

  6. December 09, 2015

    DOI Says Tribal Land Buy OK Under Carcieri

    The U.S. Department of the Interior urged the D.C. Circuit to uphold the agency's ability to take land into trust for a Washington state tribe's casino project, saying Tuesday the controversial Carcieri ruling did not prevent the DOI from making the acquisition.

  7. November 13, 2015

    BIA OKs Reservation For Wash. Tribe Seeking Casino

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs has proclaimed land taken into trust in Clark County, Washington, as the initial reservation of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe in Washington state, which is the subject of litigation over the tribe's gaming plans, according to Friday's Federal Register.

  8. October 13, 2015

    Tribe, Wash. County Knock Feds' Casino Land Approval

    A Washington county and city and an Oregon tribe urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to overturn a district court ruling upholding the U.S. Department of the Interior's ability to take land into trust for a rival tribe's casino project, arguing the agency lacked authority to make the trust acquisition and the land wasn't eligible for gaming.

  9. April 28, 2015

    Wash. Tribe Moving Forward With Casino Amid Legal Battle

    The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is pushing forward with plans to build its Washington state resort casino project amid an ongoing federal court battle over the tribe's right to their reservation land.