Wisconsin county weighs land-into-trust challenge
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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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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Lawsuit dismissed; Sauk County to weigh options
(The Baraboo News Republic 7/16)
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