10th Circuit Affirms Approval Of Gambling Operations On Land Purchased By Tribe

(July 11, 2023, 3:41 PM EDT) -- DENVER — The secretary of Interior did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in taking land purchased by the Wyandotte Tribe into trust and approving it for gaming operations because the secretary adequately considered evidence showing that the land was purchased using funds awarded to federal defendants by Congress for settlement of a land claim, the majority of a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in affirming the secretary’s decision....