Alturas Indian Rancheria v. Newsom, et al
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2:22-cv-01486
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February 29, 2024
Newsom, Tribe Must Negotiate Gambling Pact Under IGRA
A federal district court judge ruled in favor of a California tribe in its challenge to Gov. Gavin Newsom for failing to negotiate its gambling compact in good faith, saying a Ninth Circuit determination that off-list topics cannot be included in tribal agreements heavily swayed the decision.
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September 25, 2023
Gov. Newsom Says Calif. Tribe Stalled Gaming Compact Talks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has urged a federal judge not to hand an early win to the Alturas Indian Rancheria in its suit accusing him of negotiating its tribal-state gaming compact in bad faith, telling the court the tribe delayed and abruptly ducked out of short-lived negotiations for the new pact.
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August 15, 2023
Calif. Rancheria Seeks Early Win In Gaming Compact Suit
The Alturas Indian Rancheria has asked a federal court for summary judgment in its suit claiming Gov. Gavin Newsom and California failed to negotiate in good faith over their gaming compact, saying the Ninth Circuit already decided the state's demands are not permissible topics of negotiation.
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May 05, 2023
Newsom Denies Validity Of Calif. Tribe's Gaming Compact Suit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has responded to a lawsuit by the Alturas Indian Rancheria that accuses state officials of wrongly refusing to drop their own environmental and labor provisions from a tribal-state gaming compact, saying they have not violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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April 21, 2023
State Law Claims Cut From Calif. Tribe's Gambling Pact Suit
A California federal judge has tossed state law claims from an Alturas Indian Rancheria suit claiming Gov. Gavin Newson tried to unlawfully impose environmental and labor standards on a gaming compact, ruling that he isn't required to submit a new deal that's the same as the old one.
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February 28, 2023
Newsom Says Calif. Tribe's Bad Faith Claim Gets It Wrong
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked a federal court to reject the Alturas Indian Rancheria tribe's claim that the governor didn't negotiate a tribal-state gaming compact in good faith, saying he has no obligation to agree to a new deal that is materially identical to a model compact.
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December 13, 2022
Calif. Tribe Fights Bid To Sink Claims In Gaming Compact Suit
The Alturas Indian Rancheria tribe has urged a California federal court not to toss portions of its lawsuit chastising the governor for failing to negotiate in good faith a new gaming compact that is materially identical to the one currently in place.
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November 15, 2022
Calif. Looks To Partly Dismiss Alturas Tribal Gaming Suit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state have asked a federal judge to dismiss two of seven claims in a suit filed by the Alturas Indian Rancheria over stalled gaming compact negotiations, saying the pair of claims misinterpret state law violations under the California Government Code.
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August 23, 2022
Calif. Hit With Tribal Gambling Suit After Inking New Compacts
Another tribe is suing California over stalled negotiations on a new gambling compact, accusing the state of trying to impose its own environmental and labor standards, among other regulations, even after the Ninth Circuit said last month that the practice violates federal law.