January 14, 2016
The state of Kansas and Cherokee County are appealing to the Tenth Circuit the dismissal of their lawsuit challenging a federal advisory letter saying that land held in trust for an Oklahoma tribe is gambling-eligible, according to a notice filed in the lower court Wednesday.
December 18, 2015
The state of Kansas lost its bid to challenge a federal advisory letter that said land held in trust for a tribe is gambling-eligible, when a Kansas federal judge ruled that a bevy of reasons such as deadlines and tribal sovereign immunity bar the state's complaints.
September 03, 2015
Kansas on Wednesday urged a federal judge to reject an attempt by four Quapaw tribe of Oklahoma officials to toss claims against them in a row over the construction of a casino, rejecting arguments that the state's suit is barred by sovereign immunity.
August 25, 2015
The U.S. government has urged a federal judge to toss Kansas' claims in a dispute over the construction of a casino by the Quapaw Tribe, reiterating that an opinion letter advising the tribe that a piece of land falls within its last recognized Kansas reservation is not reviewable.
August 14, 2015
Four officials from the Quapaw tribe on Thursday urged a Kansas federal judge to dismiss claims against them in a row over the construction of a casino, joining other tribal officers in arguing that the state's suit is barred by sovereign immunity.
August 04, 2015
The state of Kansas and one of its counties urged a federal judge on Tuesday to reject a bid by the Quapaw Tribe's gaming authority and two officials to dismiss claims against them in a row over the construction of a casino, saying sovereign immunity doesn't protect tribal officers from the suit.
July 30, 2015
A Kansas federal judge on Wednesday granted Quapaw Tribe officials' bid to stay Kansas' request for an injunction in litigation over the construction of a casino on the tribe's land in the state, finding that the court must first resolve outstanding questions on subject-matter jurisdiction.
July 22, 2015
Kansas threw its support on Wednesday behind two tribes' bid to intervene in a dispute alleging federal regulators wrongly allowed Oklahoma's Quapaw Tribe to use trust land for a casino, saying the pair would add value to the case.
July 15, 2015
The Quapaw Tribe's gaming authority and two officials on Tuesday urged a federal judge to dismiss claims against them in a row with Kansas over the construction of a casino, arguing the state's suit is barred by sovereign immunity.
July 09, 2015
Officials from the Quapaw Tribe have asked a federal judge to stay Kansas' request for an injunction in litigation over the construction of a casino on the tribe's Kansas land, arguing that the tribal defendants are likely to be dismissed from the litigation under tribal sovereign immunity.