October 02, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Interior has asked a D.C. federal judge to approve its motion for summary judgment and to oppose three tribes' bid for a win in a suit over the agency's decision to take land into trust for another tribe's casino project.
June 10, 2025
A D.C. federal court judge hit pause on a bid by three tribes to vacate the U.S. Department of the Interior's final determination and environmental impact statement in a dispute over the agency's decision to take land into trust for Oregon's Coquille Indian Tribe for a proposed casino project.
February 20, 2025
A D.C. federal judge has denied a bid by three tribes to reverse an Interior Department decision approving a land trust application for another tribe in what is Oregon's first off-reservation casino, ruling that they've failed to show how the project would harm them.
February 03, 2025
An Oregon tribe at the center of a dispute over the federal government's decision to approve a land-into-trust application for the state's first off-reservation casino says any attempt to void the process is moot, telling a federal court that an unfavorable ruling in the case would be unprecedented.
January 22, 2025
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid from three Native American tribes to disqualify Jenner & Block LLP from a lawsuit that seeks to block the operation of a new casino in Oregon.
January 13, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Interior gave its final approval to Oregon's first off-reservation casino amid litigation that looked to block the project, ending a 13-year application process for the Coquille Indian Tribe.
January 06, 2025
Three Native American tribes want Jenner & Block LLP disqualified from a lawsuit that seeks to block the construction of a new casino in Oregon, claiming the firm previously represented them in the same dispute.
January 03, 2025
A D.C. federal district court judge denied a bid by three tribes to block the U.S. Department of the Interior from issuing a determination that would greenlight a casino project in Oregon, saying the environmental impact statement for the endeavor does not constitute a final agency action.
January 02, 2025
Three tribes are asking a D.C. federal court to block the Interior Department from issuing a final decision that would take land into trust for an Oregon casino project, arguing that the agency's lack of tribal consultation on the endeavor will cause damage to their economic and governmental interests.