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BURT LAKE BAND OF OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS v. HAALAND, et al
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1:17-cv-00038
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Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
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February 18, 2025
Mich. Tribe Seeks $1.5M In Atty Fees In Recognition Fight
The Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians has asked a District of Columbia federal court for $1.5 million in attorney fees in a dispute over the process of being recognized as a federal tribe, saying the government should pay up after unreasonable delays in issuing a rule that allows tribes that are denied recognition a chance to reapply.
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January 15, 2025
Interior Department Finalizes New Tribal Recognition Rule
The U.S. Department of the Interior has updated provisions to a federal rule that will allow Native American tribes that were denied federal recognition to re-petition for the title under certain conditions.
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October 28, 2024
Mich. Tribe Asks Court To Rethink DOI Contempt Order
A Michigan tribe is asking a D.C. federal judge to reconsider a ruling that declined to hold Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in contempt over a deadline to finalize a new rule on repetitioning for federal recognition, saying the agency's actions don't suggest it plans to do so anytime soon.
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October 16, 2024
Draft Of Recognition Rule Nearly Set For Review, Court Told
A draft of an Interior Department's final rule on federal recognition for Native American tribes is expected to land before the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs no later than Nov. 15, Secretary Deb Haaland told a D.C. federal court.
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October 07, 2024
Tribe Can't Hold DOI In Contempt Over Recognition Rule Delay
A D.C. federal judge won't hold the Interior secretary in contempt in a Michigan tribe's bid to force the agency to complete its final rule on federal recognition, saying that despite the 4-year-long dispute, no court orders have been violated.
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September 09, 2024
No Reason For DOI Delay In Recognition Rule, Tribe Says
A Michigan tribe at the crux of the Interior Department's anticipated new rule on repetitioning for federal recognition is arguing that the agency's position that a federal court cannot interfere in policy decisions is unsupported by law and that there's no reason it can't complete the rulemaking process by Nov. 1.
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September 03, 2024
DOI Says Court Can't Force Policy Orders In Recognition Fight
U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is fighting a bid to force her to complete a final new rule for federal recognition or be held in contempt, saying that compelling the agency to conclude a policy decision in a matter of weeks is unreasonable and could have a harmful ripple effect.
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August 05, 2024
Tribe Says DOI Must Finalize New Recognition Rule
A Michigan tribe wants a D.C. federal district court to enforce a Nov. 1 deadline on the U.S. Department of the Interior to complete the process for a new rule that would address eligibility to reapply for federal recognition or otherwise hold Secretary Deb Haaland in contempt.
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November 01, 2023
Tribal Recognition Rule Now Under Review, DOI Says
U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the agency's proposed rule addressing the eligibility of tribes to reapply for federal recognition is under review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a "significant regulatory action," however it will be at least another three months before the decision will be made public.
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August 22, 2023
DC Circ. Extends Tribal Recognition Rule Deadline To Oct. 31
A D.C. federal judge has given the Department of the Interior until Oct. 31 to submit for review either a newly proposed or final rule that will determine if Native American tribes that were once denied federal recognition can reapply for the status.