State of Kansas ex rel Kobach, et al v. U.S. Department of Interior, et al

  1. July 05, 2023

    DOI Bound To Take Trust Land Under IGRA, 10th Circ. Says

    A partially split Tenth Circuit panel on Monday said a federal agency's decision to acquire land for a Native American tribe is justified, ruling that the U.S. Department of the Interior was bound under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act's settlement-of-a-claim exception to take a 10-acre parcel into trust for a casino.

  2. April 05, 2022

    Kansas Urges 10th Circ. To Take Wyandotte Land Out Of Trust

    State and local officials in Kansas, along with two Native American tribes, continue to say the federal government unlawfully acquired land for a Wyandotte Nation casino as they press the Tenth Circuit to overturn that 2020 property deal. 

  3. August 19, 2021

    Kansas Asks 10th Circ. To Nix DOI Go-Ahead For Tribal Casino

    Kansas, two Native American tribes and others have urged the Tenth Circuit to reverse a ruling upholding the U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to acquire land for the Wyandotte Nation's casino, saying the DOI had already used up funds set aside for the Wyandotte and violated its own policy in giving the project a green light.