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NANTICOKE LENNI-LENAPE TRIBAL NATION v. LOUGY
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November 15, 2018
NJ Agrees To Recognize Tribe, Pay $2.4M To End Court Battle
New Jersey will affirm its prior recognition of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation as a state-recognized tribe under a $2.4 million settlement over claims that state officials wrongfully repudiated that status and thus caused the tribe to lose federal benefits, the parties announced Thursday.
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May 17, 2018
NJ Says History Shows It Never Formally Recognized Tribe
New Jersey's attorney general on Wednesday told a federal judge that a push by the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation for an early win on its allegations that the state improperly refused to recognize the tribe should fail, saying history proved its view of the tribe was consistent.
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April 13, 2018
NJ Tribe Asks For Win In State Recognition Row
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation told a New Jersey federal court on Friday that it deserved an early win on its claims that the state improperly refused to recognize the tribe in violation of its due process rights, adding that it was the victim of discrimination.
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September 20, 2017
NJ AG Must Produce Some Docs In Tribe's Suit: Magistrate
A federal magistrate judge has said that New Jersey has to produce certain documents, including various internal memos, sought by the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation in its suit claiming state regulators wrongfully repudiated the tribe's state recognition status.
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April 18, 2017
Tribe Says NJ AG Must Cough Up Docs In Recognition Dispute
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation urged a New Jersey federal judge Monday not to let the state protect certain documents in the tribe's suit claiming state regulators wrongfully repudiated the tribe's state recognition status, saying the state attorney general proposed an overly broad application of attorney-client privilege.
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October 28, 2016
NJ AG Must Face Tribe's Claims In Recognition Suit
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday largely rejected a bid by the state's attorney general to nix a suit by the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation claiming state regulators wrongfully repudiated the tribe’s state recognition status, saying the tribe had properly made its claim that the state revoked recognition because it feared the tribe would want to conduct gaming in the state.
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June 14, 2016
NJ's Immunity Sinks Tribe's Recognition Suit, AG Argues
New Jersey's attorney general continued to press a federal court Monday to nix a suit in which the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation claims state regulators wrongfully repudiated the tribe's state recognition status, maintaining that the dispute is barred by constitutional immunity.
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June 07, 2016
NJ Tribe Says State AG Can't Dodge Recognition Suit
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation urged a New Jersey federal judge on Monday to reject a bid by the state's attorney general to nix a suit claiming state regulators wrongfully repudiated the tribe's state recognition status, saying the attorney general can't dodge the suit by asserting constitutional immunity.
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May 25, 2016
NJ AG Asks Judge To Toss Tribal Recognition Suit
New Jersey's attorney general urged a federal judge Tuesday to toss a suit by the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation that claims state regulators wrongfully repudiated the tribe's state recognition status, saying the case is barred by the U.S. Constitution.
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March 09, 2016
NJ Never Formally Recognized Tribe, Judge Rules
A New Jersey state judge has tossed a lawsuit by the state's second largest Indian tribe alleging state regulators wrongfully repudiated its state recognition status, agreeing with the state's argument that there was never formal recognition in the first place.