U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C., declined to force federal action, but the tribes aren’t giving up. In fact, the Mashantucket tribe and state of Connecticut are asking a federal court to revive their lawsuit, charging that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke refused to sign off on the deal due to political pressure. Both tribes remain fully committed to East Windsor, said Butler and Ray Pineault, president of Mohegan Sun.
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