Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe v. Zinke

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 18-2242 (PLF) ) DAVID BERNHARDT, in his official ) capacity as Secretary of the Interior, et al., ) ) Defendants, ) ) and ) ) DAVID LITTLEFIELD, et al., ) ) Defendant-Intervenors. ) ____________________________________) OPINION This case involves a challenge to a decision of the Secretary of the Interior determining that the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (the “Tribe” or “Mashpee”) did not meet either the first or second definition of…