August 07, 2025
Four Wisconsin tribal roads at the crux of a yearslong dispute over trespassing allegations must permanently remain open to the public, a federal court judge has ordered, saying there is no doubt that the town of Lac du Flambeau provided maintenance to them for decades despite an expired 50-year easement.
February 27, 2025
A Wisconsin tribe embroiled in an ongoing dispute with the town of Lac du Flambeau over four tribal roads says it will not block their entrances or ticket anyone for using them as long as the litigation continues.
January 31, 2025
A Wisconsin tribe embroiled in an ongoing dispute with the town of Lac du Flambeau over four tribal roads said they will ticket anyone who trespasses on them following a federal court ruling that said it couldn't restrict access to non-Native American homeowners.
September 19, 2024
The U.S. government told a Wisconsin federal judge that a town's lawsuit seeking to stop the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians from barricading roads on tribal land can't be enforced, saying the Native American tribe is immune from the suit.
September 04, 2024
Homeowners in a Wisconsin town whose roads were barricaded by a Native American tribe have urged a federal judge to protect access to their properties during litigation until their easement claims can be resolved, saying the U.S. government and the tribe must immediately remove any roadway blockages.
January 30, 2024
The federal government has said it prefers a negotiated resolution with a northern Wisconsin town that allows it to remain part of a tribal road system, but if an agreement can't be reached, it will continue to pursue trespassing claims and past damages against the municipality.
January 17, 2024
A northern Wisconsin town is ignoring the Indian Right-of-Way Act when it claims the right to use roads within the exterior boundary of a reservation, the federal government said in a bid to have the town's suit against it thrown out.
October 25, 2023
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is asking a Wisconsin federal judge to throw out the town of Lac du Flambeau's lawsuit fighting the agency's removal of several roads from a tribal facility inventory that made them eligible for transportation funding, saying the town has no grounds for its challenge.
August 08, 2023
The town Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, is asking a federal judge to overturn a decision by Bureau of Indian Affairs officials to remove four roads from the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, saying its residents' property values and critical services will decline as a result of the determination.