DOI Land Deal For Rancheria’s Casino Disputed In Petition For Certiorari

(November 15, 2021, 2:32 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior (DOI) does not have the authority to take land into trust for a California Indian tribe because Congress took away federal supervision of the tribe more than 50 years ago, challengers to the land deal say in a Nov. 8 petition for a writ of certiorari urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review the dispute....