The Martha's Vineyard Times
Court denies tribeâs latest appeal
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has lost its latest attempt to appeal a ruling that requires them to seek local permits for a casino project.
A federal appeals court has rejected a request for an en banc review of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) versus the town and state.
In a brief decision posted Monday, the judges stated, âThe petition for rehearing having been denied by the panel of judges who decided the case, and the petition for rehearing en banc having been submitted to the active judges of this court and a majority of the judges not having voted that the case be heard en banc, it is ordered that the petition for rehearing and the petition for rehearing en banc be denied,â the decision states.