Challengers To Land Taking For New York Oneidas Seek 2nd Circuit Rehearing

Mealey's (December 21, 2016, 9:13 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals should reconsider its ruling affirming the federal government’s decision to place more than 13,000 acres into trust for the Oneida Indian Nation of New York because the ruling conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedents and violates the state’s sovereignty, citizens challenging the land taking told the appellate court Dec. 20 (Upstate Citizens for Equality, Inc., et al. v. United States of America, et al., Nos. 15-1688, 15-1726, 2nd Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 20192)....