In a lawsuit that was started back in 2003, Donald Trump (along with Amalgamated Industries) are still trying to bring cases against the Eastern Pequot Indian tribe for backing out on a deal with Trump, and picking up Eastern Capital Development instead. 

What is making the case tricky is that the tribe is currently not federally recognized by the government.  However, Trump and Amalgamated are pushing the case to court anyways, hoping the tribe will be recognized in full light of the events.

The case is currently in Appellate Court, which was ruled by a Judge on May 2 to go forward into higher court.  However, the lawsuit is in limbo, awaiting an appeal motion by the Pequot Indians, who are entitled to one, due to their sovereign immunity.

Even if the tribe is not federally recognized, the case could still go to court on the grounds that Trump had a deal with the Pequot's that would entitle him to future earnings of the tribes casino revenue.

Attorney's for both sides are chiseling away at this case, each hoping the court will rule in their favor.  Robert Tobin, an attorney for the Pequot's, is pushing to not even have the case move forward since the tribe has sovereign immunity.  Attorney's for Trump and Amalgamated are pushing to have the tribe recognized by the government - but that even if they are not, for the case to be allowed to continue on.

The deciding factor of the case will be just how the federal government views sovereign immunity, and what that entails in regards to lawsuits and the court system.

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