January 29, 2022

Feds Snag Win In Tribal Challenge To COVID Fund Distribution

By Hailey Konnath (January 28, 2022, 10:04 PM EST) -- A District of Columbia federal court on Friday handed a quick win to the U. S. Department of the Treasury in a challenge to its distribution of COVID-19 relief funds to Native American tribes, finding the agency had adequately fixed earlier errors in its allocation. U. S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta denied a motion for summary judgment from The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, and granted the Tre...