September 11, 2020
A D.C. federal judge has sided with the U.S. Treasury Department, dismissing the Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma's case alleging that the federal agency arbitrarily denied it a fair portion of virus relief funds set aside for tribes in the CARES Act.
September 02, 2020
A Native American tribe has decried the federal government's bid to dismiss its lawsuit in D.C. court alleging a discriminatory distribution policy denied it a "fair" disbursement of CARES Act funding, saying the government is resorting to procedural arguments rather than disputing its claims.
August 19, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday refused the Shawnee Tribe's bid to force the Treasury Department to retain $12 million in COVID-19 funding the tribe claims it's owed, saying the court had no say over how the government decided to divvy up $8 billion for tribal governments in the CARES Act.
August 03, 2020
A D.C. federal judge has raised concerns about claims that the government owes the Shawnee Tribe more coronavirus relief funds, stating in a Monday status conference that the only funds left for allocation are a contested pot of money originally allocated for the Alaska Native corporations.