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BURT LAKE BAND OF OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS v. HAALAND, et al

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. August 17, 2023

    Stay In DOI Recognition Rule 'No Win Situation,' Tribe Says

    A Michigan tribe is asking a D.C. federal judge to reconsider a recent stay that allowed the U.S. Department of the Interior more time to submit a new rule for federal recognition, saying that the decision places them in a "no win situation" by essentially forcing them to start over in a decadeslong process.

  10. August 11, 2023

    DC Judge Permits Stay On DOI Tribe Recognition Rule

    A D.C. federal judge agreed to pause enforcement of an order forcing the U.S. Department of the Interior to produce a new rule for federal recognition of Native American tribes by Aug. 31 after the department warned that rushing rulemaking could yield the opposite result of what the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians wants.

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