DOI Says Indian Canon Of Construction Ruling Warrants Reconsideration

(November 2, 2022, 10:09 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge needs to redo her recent summary judgment ruling in a California Indian tribe’s fight to have a piece of land approved by the Department of the Interior (DOI) for a casino because she incorrectly held that the “Indian canon of construction” applies to the agency’s decisions, the DOI says in a motion for reconsideration....