Judge Holds Off On Ordering Disbursement Of Remaining Tribal CARES Aid

Mealey's (May 12, 2020, 11:19 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge on May 11 declined a request by six Native American tribes to force the government to immediately disburse all remaining tribal coronavirus relief funding but said much further delay in sending out the $3.2 billion would constitute “egregious” behavior and warrant the sought-after injunctive relief (Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, et al. v. Steven Mnuchin, No. 1:20-cv-1136, D. D.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82375)....