EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al

  1. April 19, 2021

    DOI Scores Win In Suit Over Catawba Tribe's Land Transfer

    A D.C. federal judge has favored the U.S. government and the Catawba Indian Nation in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' lawsuit over the taking of land into trust for the construction of a casino, saying there's little risk that Cherokee cultural artifacts will be destroyed.

  2. November 10, 2020

    DOI Seeks Win In Suit Over Catawba Tribe's NC Land Transfer

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has asked a D.C. federal court to end the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' bid to invalidate a decision to take land into trust for the Catawba Indian Nation's North Carolina casino project, saying a settlement of the Catawba tribe's land claims in South Carolina didn't apply across the state border.

  3. May 04, 2020

    Cherokee Nation Wants In On Land Transfer Suit

    The Cherokee Nation has asked a D.C. federal court to let it intervene in a suit a related tribe brought against the U.S. Department of the Interior over the transfer of land into trust for a rival tribe's planned casino, saying it must protect its treaty territory.

  4. May 01, 2020

    Cherokee Band Can't Block Land Transfer For Rival's Casino

    A D.C. federal judge has rejected the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' bid to block the transfer of a North Carolina land parcel into trust for another tribe's planned casino, saying the band hasn't shown it's likely to suffer irreparable harm without a preliminary injunction.

  5. April 15, 2020

    Judge Asks If Cherokee Face 'Catch 22' In Casino Fight

    A D.C. federal judge asked Wednesday whether the Eastern Band of Cherokee faces a bind in trying to fight a North Carolina casino plan by Catawba Indian Nation since it can't survey the land to locate possible Cherokee artifacts.

  6. April 06, 2020

    Feds, Catawba Fight Cherokee Suit Over Casino Land Flip

    The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' bid to block a proposed North Carolina casino through a preliminary injunction should be denied, the federal government and South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation have argued in D.C. federal court.

  7. March 18, 2020

    Cherokee Tribe Sues DOI For Flipping Land To Another Tribe

    The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has made good on its promise to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior over the department's approval of a Catawba Indian Nation request that the federal government take the site of the Catawba's planned casino into trust.