Mealey's (June 22, 2018, 1:39 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — While a Washington Indian tribal group cannot be granted federal recognition by a court, it can challenge the government’s decision to not allow Native American tribes that have been denied recognition to re-petition for the coveted status, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington held June 20 (Chinook Indian Nation, et al. v. Ryan K. Zinke, et al., No. 17-5668, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103273)....