N.Y. State Sues to Invalidate Seneca Nation Sovereign Status Claims

N.Y. state sues to invalidate Seneca Nation sovereign status claims

One is a Miami Street site in Buffalo and the other is a 207-acre property on Grand Island, gifted to the Seneca Nation by Acquest Development.

New York sues Interior to strip two Seneca parcels of sovereign status. The case turns on where the money came from

The state filed two federal suits Friday challenging Interior's restricted-fee decisions for Seneca Nation land in Buffalo and on Grand Island. Here is what each side claims, what the record shows, and who is accountable. The post New York sues Interior to strip two Seneca parcels of sovereign status. The case turns on where the money came from first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.

Hochul sues to strip sovereign status from Seneca land, block Buffalo gas station and pot shop

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul filed federal lawsuits to challenge the tax-exempt status of Seneca Nation land parcels in Buffalo and Grand Island.

NYS files lawsuits against DOI over restricted-fee land status

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- New York State has filed multiple lawsuits against the United States Department of the Interior challenging prior federal decisions granting restricted-fee status to land both in Buffalo and Grand Island owned by the Seneca Nation. The lawsuit regarding land in the City of Buffalo seeks to overturn a 2023 decision that [...]