Judge Vacates DOI Ruling, Restores Federal Recognition To California Tribe

Mealey's (January 18, 2019, 11:27 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge on Jan. 16 directed the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to restore federal recognition to a California Indian tribe after finding that a federal regulation is invalid and that the DOI’s decision to deny the tribe recognition was “arbitrary, capricious, and not in accordance with law” (Koi Nation of Northern California v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al., No. 17-1718, D. D.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7859)....