Judge Says BIA Must Take California Land Into Trust For Tribe’s Rancheria

Mealey's (November 16, 2020, 12:52 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Nov. 13 granted a request by an Indian tribe to direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to take the tribe’s restored reservation lands into trust pursuant to a 1983 stipulated judgment (Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States, et al., No. 79-1710, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212890)....