Seneca Nation v. Cuomo

  1. February 13, 2025

    NY State Says Nothing New In Seneca Nation's Thruway Suit

    The state of New York is asking a federal district court to dismiss a challenge by the Seneca Nation over a portion of thruway that runs through its reservation, arguing that nothing could have possibly changed in the 14-year dispute over the validity of a 1954 easement.

  2. January 03, 2024

    Seneca Nation Suit Over NY Thruway Headed For Mediation

    A federal district court judge has agreed to extend the deadlines for motions in a long-running challenge by the Seneca Nation to New York over a portion of the state's thruway that runs through the federally recognized tribe's reservation land after the parties said they have agreed to pursue mediation.

  3. April 06, 2023

    2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Seneca Nation's Thruway Win

    The Second Circuit has refused New York state officials' request that the court reconsider its decision allowing the Seneca Nation to pursue its challenge to a portion of the New York State Thruway that runs through the federally recognized tribe's reservation land.

  4. March 13, 2023

    NY Wants New Hearing On Seneca Nation's Thruway Ruling

    New York state officials are imploring the Second Circuit to reconsider its decision allowing the Seneca Nation to pursue its challenge to a portion of the New York State Thruway that runs through reservation land, saying the suit boils down to a bid for retrospective relief barred by the Eleventh Amendment.

  5. January 26, 2023

    2nd Circ. Sides With Tribe In NY Thruway Ruling

    A split Second Circuit on Thursday sided with a Native American tribe in its challenge to part of the New York State Thruway that runs through its reservation, ruling the tribe can pursue its claims against New York state officials because the suit falls under an exception to the U.S. Constitution's Eleventh Amendment.

  6. July 14, 2021

    Seneca Nation Asks 2nd Circ. To Uphold NY Thruway Ruling

    The Seneca Nation has urged the Second Circuit to allow the tribe to continue challenging part of the New York State Thruway on reservation land, arguing that an earlier dismissal of similar claims against the state doesn't mean the tribe can't sue Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials.

  7. April 13, 2021

    NY Tells 2nd Circ. To Toss Seneca Nation's Thruway Suit

    The Seneca Nation can't challenge a portion of the New York State Thruway on reservation land because the state enjoys sovereign immunity, the state told the Second Circuit on Tuesday in a bid to get the case tossed.