Closing statement in Grand Gateway Hotel lawsuit

South Dakota hotel owner found liable for discrimination against Native Americans

A federal jury found the owners of the Grand Gateway Hotel in South Dakota liable for discrimination against Native Americans in a decision on Friday. The hotel's owner, Retsel Corporation, must pay damages to plaintiffs who were denied service at…

Closing statement in Grand Gateway Hotel lawsuit

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Pennington County jurors are determining whether a Rapid City hotel violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act. NDN Collective is suing the company that owns the Grand Gate…

Jury delivers split verdict in Rapid City hotel discrimination lawsuit

A jury in Rapid City ruled late Friday that a hotel and its owners discriminated against Native Americans, but it also ruled the group behind the lawsuit was a “nuisance.”The jury awarded NDN Collective, the activist group that brought the suit against Retsel Corp., $1, an amount the group says it requested during the trial. At the time NDN filed the lawsuit in 2022, its demand was $1 million, according to court records.The jury also awarded Ret…

Jury Sides With NDN Collective: Grand Gateway To Pay $1 in Damages

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