Supervisors in Sauk County, Wisconsin, are meeting to discuss their land-into-trust lawsuit.
The county sued the Bureau of Indian Affairs for acquiring 5 acres in trust for the Ho-Chunk Nation. The county said it wasn't allowed to challenge the BIA's finding of no significant environmental impact for the acquisition.
The county also said the land-into-trust provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 are unconstitutional. Judge Barbara Crabb disagreed and dismissed the lawsuit.
The county could appeal the decision.
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(The Baraboo News Republic 7/16)
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