Government Awarded Judgment On California Tribe’s Failed Bid For Recognition

Mealey's (March 13, 2019, 1:22 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) denial of federal recognition to a California tribe was neither arbitrary nor an abuse of discretion, a federal judge in that state ruled March 12 in awarding the agency summary judgment on the tribe’s bid for declaratory relief (Tolowa Nation v. United States, et al., No. 3:17-cv-6478, N.D. Calif.)....