Federal Government Drops Appeal Of Ruling Restoring Tribe’s Recognition

Mealey's (October 30, 2019, 8:51 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 3 dismissed an appeal at the request of the U.S. government of a federal judge’s order directing the Department of the Interior (DOI) to restore federal recognition to a California Indian tribe (Koi Nation of Northern California v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al., No. 19-5069, D.C. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 31950)....