Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. Ure et al

  1. March 25, 2025

    Utah Tribe 'Doubled-Down' In Bidding Scheme Row, Court Told

    Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and other state officials are asking a federal court to dismiss a challenge by the Ute Indian Tribe that accuses them of a racist bidding scheme to prevent a land purchase just outside its reservation, arguing that its claims are precluded by federal law.

  2. July 10, 2024

    Utah Goes 'Too Far' In Seeking Order Clarity, Tribe Says

    A Native American tribe asked a federal district judge Tuesday to deny a bid by Utah to clarify a June order that dismissed the tribe's racial-bidding scheme claims against several state officials, arguing that the state is using the request as a vehicle to ax all remaining allegations in the tribe's suit.

  3. June 14, 2024

    Utah Gov. And Land Trust Beat Tribe's Bidding Suit, For Now

    A federal judge dismissed claims against Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, several state officials and its trust lands administration in a tribe's challenge accusing them of spinning a racist bidding scheme to prevent it from winning a land auction to purchase land just outside its reservation.

  4. August 29, 2023

    Utah Officials Seek Quick Exit In Tribe's Bidding Scheme Suit

    A Utah state agency and several current and former state officials, including Gov. Spencer Cox, want out of a Native American tribe's suit accusing them of spinning a racist and discriminatory bidding scheme to prevent the tribe from winning an auction to purchase land just outside its reservation.

  5. May 05, 2023

    Utah Tribe Accuses State Agencies Of Racist Bidding Scheme

    The Ute Indian Tribe sued two branches of the Utah state government in federal court on Friday over an allegedly racist and discriminatory bidding scheme to prevent the tribe from winning an auction to purchase land just outside its reservation.