DOI, Massachusetts Tribe Win Summary Judgment In Reservation Land Dust-Up

Mealey's ( February 14, 2023, 1:16 PM EST) -- BOSTON — The Department of the Interior’s decision in 2021 to take land into trust for a Massachusetts Indian tribe after originally turning down the request was not random or impulsive, a Massachusetts federal judge held in awarding the agency and tribe summary judgment on claims by local residents who have been fighting the land designation for 15 years....