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The Wilton Rancheria is celebrating after a federal judge sided with the tribe and the federal government in a homelands case.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday  issued a comprehensive final order dismissing the remaining claims contesting the U.S. Department of the Interior’s authority and decision to place Wilton Rancheria’s tribal land in Elk Grove, CA., into federal trust. 

A Federal Judge has dismissed the claims by a group known as Stand Up For California, that had sought to stop the proposed Wilton Rancheria Casino. According to the court documents, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit were Elk Grove residents, Joe Teixeira, Patty Johnson, and Lynn Wheat.

A federal judge on Oct. 7 dismissed the remaining claims that contested the U.S. Department of the Interior’s authority and decision to place Wilton Rancheria’s tribal land in Elk Grove into federal trust.

The ‘final order’ upholds the U.S. Department of the Interior’s decision to place tribal land in federal trust.

Gov. Gavin Newsom formally apologized to California Native Americans through an executive order Tuesday for the state’s “dark history” of violence against indigenous people.

The demolition of the long-abandoned ‘Ghost Mall’ at Highway 99 and Kammerer Road is nearing completion.

The demolition on 36 acres of Tribal Land in Elk Grove marks the beginning of the end to the grim reminder  of the economic crash of 2008. Wilton Rancheria looks forward to the project’s next phase and eventual groundbreaking.

Washington, D.C., court denies Stand Up for California access to documents in its long-running campaign to stall or stop The Tribe’s planned resort and casino.

Contrary to popular belief, this is not the beginning of construction. That will come later this year. This week the Wilton Rancheria began drill testing on the site of the long awaited Wilton Rancheria Casino in Elk Grove. Heavy equipment was brought into the casino site this week. Elk Grove Laguna News contacted Raymond “Chuckie” Hitchcock, Chairman of the tribe about the activity, and he issued the following statement: