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NANTICOKE LENNI-LENAPE TRIBAL NATION v. LOUGY
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February 16, 2016
Tribe In Limbo As NJ Does Double Take On Recognition
A suit by a New Jersey tribe claiming the state has reneged on its official acknowledgment of the group illustrates the confusion that can crop up around state recognition as tribes navigate a state's particular process to achieve and maintain that status for the sake of potentially uncertain benefits.
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February 08, 2016
Tribe Says Fed. Contract Hinges On Recognition By NJ
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation urged a New Jersey federal judge Monday to quickly consider the tribe's suit seeking explicit state recognition, saying the federal government has questioned the tribe's eligibility for an ongoing contract that depends on the tribe's recognition status.
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November 24, 2015
NJ Tribe Slams State AG's Resistance To Recognition Bid
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation urged a federal judge Monday to deny New Jersey's attorney general's bid to escape the tribe's suit seeking explicit state recognition, arguing the official and the state have repudiated decades-long recognition of the tribe without due process.
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October 21, 2015
NJ Claims Immunity As Tribe Widens Recognition Bid
The state of New Jersey has asked a federal judge to toss the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation's case seeking an explicit recognition by the state as the tribe expands its efforts into state court.
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September 28, 2015
Nanticoke Tribe Defends Suit Over NJ Recognition
The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation accused New Jersey officials on Monday of conflating federal and state tribal recognition laws in attempt to quash the tribe's lawsuit alleging it was wrongly stripped of the Garden State's acknowledgement and therefore of constitutional rights and benefits.
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July 21, 2015
Nanticoke Tribe Sues NJ To Renew Formal Recognition
The second-largest Native American tribe in New Jersey filed a lawsuit against the state Monday over what it says is the wrongful repudiation of its state recognition status and consequent loss of rights and benefits under the state and federal constitutions.
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