December 09, 2020
A Utah tribe has asked the D.C. Circuit to issue a mandate forcing the U.S. Department of the Treasury to pay tribes additional CARES Act funding ahead of a Dec. 30 deadline, saying "time is of the essence."
November 19, 2020
Alaska's members of Congress have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a D.C. Circuit ruling that Alaska Native corporations don't qualify for a share of $8 billion in COVID-19 relief, saying an appeals panel "superimposed the Lower 48 model of Indian tribe on Alaska" and denying funding during the pandemic threatens Alaska Natives' health.
October 26, 2020
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court ruling that Alaska Native corporations can't claim part of $8 billion for tribal governments to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the lower court misread language meant to include ANCs in the funding.