Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chip v. Debra Haaland, et al

  1. May 27, 2022

    DC Circ. Won't Rethink Land Trust Ruling For Mich. Tribe

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday denied the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians' bid for a full court rehearing of a panel decision blocking an effort by the Michigan tribe to take into trust property it planned to use for a gaming facility.

  2. March 22, 2022

    Mich. Tribe Asks DC Circ. To Reconsider Land Trust Decision

    A Michigan tribe asked the D.C. Circuit to reconsider its decision overturning a lower court's ruling on how the U.S. Department of Interior must handle land trusts, after a three-judge panel found that it has the authority to review if land purchases qualify to be taken into trust.

  3. February 04, 2022

    DC Circ. Says DOI Didn't Have To Take Tribe's Land Into Trust

    A split D.C. Circuit panel on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that the U.S. Department of the Interior wrongly refused to take Michigan land into trust for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, saying the DOI had the authority to review the land purchase and decide it didn't qualify to be taken into trust.

  4. March 30, 2021

    Tribe 'Can't Rewrite The Law,' Judge Says In Land Trust Case

    A D.C. Circuit panel appeared divided Tuesday over the government's bid to undo a lower court order finding that the U.S. Department of the Interior overstepped its authority by refusing to take Michigan land into trust for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.