NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE v. POLLACK et al

  1. July 27, 2023

    Tribe Can Pursue RI Bridge Destruction Suit Against FHWA

    The Narragansett Indian Tribe can move forward with a lawsuit accusing the head of the Federal Highway Administration of destroying cultural sites during the building of a highway bridge in Rhode Island, a D.C. federal judge ruled on Thursday while excusing the Ocean State from the suit. 

  2. December 15, 2022

    Tribe's RI Bridge Suit Should Be Tossed Again, Feds Tell Court

    The head of the Federal Highway Administration on Wednesday told a D.C. federal judge that the agency's decisions are not responsible for the alleged destruction of land culturally significant to the Narragansett Indian Tribe, urging the court to toss the tribe's suit — which seeks $30 million in damages — for a third time.

  3. September 23, 2022

    Narragansett Tribe Fights RI's Bid To Escape Highway Suit

    The Narragansett Indian Tribe urged a D.C. federal judge to reject Rhode Island's bid to escape claims in the tribe's suit seeking $30 million for the destruction of cultural sites amid construction of a highway bridge, saying the state colluded with the Federal Highway Administration to violate federal law.

  4. September 02, 2022

    Rhode Island Wants Out Of Narragansett Tribe's Highway Suit

    Rhode Island urged a D.C. federal judge on Friday to let it leave the Narragansett Indian Tribe's suit seeking $30 million in damages for the destruction of cultural sites during the building of a highway bridge, saying the tribe's real beef is with the federal government.

  5. August 04, 2022

    Narragansett Tribe Renews Suit Over Rhode Island Highway

    The Narragansett Indian Tribe has again filed suit in D.C. federal court against the Federal Highway Administration and Rhode Island seeking $30 million in damages for the destruction of cultural sites during the building of a highway bridge.