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March 26, 2025

3 entries on this date.

Interior Department rescinded Scotts Valley Band's casino eligibility without notice, days after donor-backed rival tribe's lobbying push

On March 26, 2025, the Department of the Interior rescinded its January 10, 2025 determination that the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians' proposed Vallejo, California casino site qualified for gaming, without giving the tribe notice or an opportunity to respond. The rescission came one week after lobbyists for the rival Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation — which donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration and later $2 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC — asked Deputy Assistant Secretary Ken Bellmard for precisely that two-step rescission approach. A federal judge ruled on October 30, 2025 that the rescission violated the tribe's due-process rights and vacated it.

Idaho Gov. Little signed HB 270 expanding the indecent-exposure law in a change advocates say targets transgender people

Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 270 into law on March 26, 2025, taking effect immediately as Session Law Chapter 173. The measure amended the state's indecent-exposure statute to broaden the definition of prohibited exposure — including exposure of the female breast — a change that LGBTQ+ advocates identified as targeting transgender people, particularly transgender women. The bill cleared the Idaho House 59-8 and the Senate 28-6 before enactment.

Utah enacted H.B. 424 tightening the commission that bars transgender students from sex-designated school sports

On March 26, 2025, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed H.B. 424, "School Activity Eligibility Commission Amendments," strengthening the state commission that decides eligibility for sex-designated interscholastic sports based on an unamended birth certificate. The law broadens who may be appointed to the commission, modifies its quorum, sets a standard of proof for eligibility determinations, and makes each determination specific to a single school year. It also bars public schools from participating with any athletic association that does not provide administrative staff support to the commission.