State of Alaska v. Department of the Interior

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) ) STATE OF ALASKA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 25-0330 (PLF) ) DEPARTMENT OF THE ) INTERIOR, ) ) BRYAN MERCIER, in his official ) capacity as Acting Assistant Secretary, ) Indian Affairs, ) ) KAREN HAWBECKER, in her official ) capacity as Acting Solicitor, ) ) SHARON M. AVERY, in her official ) capacity as Acting Chairwoman of the ) National Indian Gaming Commission, ) ) and ) ) NATIVE VILLAGE OF EKLUTNA, ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) OPINION AND ORDER…