Is here — gun-lake-band-cert-opposition
MichGO’s cert petition is here, as are links to the lower court materials.
gaming
Seminole Tribe v. Florida House of Representatives Cert Petition
Menominee Motion for TRO Denied in Fee to Trust Challenge
The Eastern District of Wisconsin denied the Menominees motion for a TRO in their challenge to the application of the regulations on off-reservation gaming. The complaint is here.
Crosby Lodge v. NIGC — Facial Challenge to 25 CFR 522.10(c) Rejected
Crosby Lodge is licensed by Paiute Lake Indian tribe to conduct Class III gaming. Under the regulation, they owe at least 60 percent of revenues to the tribe. The company challenged the reg, and lost.
Huron Nottawaseppi Gaming News — Profile of Laura Spurr
From the Western Michigan Business Review:
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi is planning to open its FireKeepers Casino east of Battle Creek next summer.
The process of getting the land into federal trust took years, and Laura Spurr was the calm public voice of the tribe throughout. She represented the tribe with a killer sense of humor and an encyclopedic command of data.
And she can’t be bullied.
What does a tribal chairman do?
“It’s kind of similar to city or township government. We have a five-member council, all elected by the tribe, then the council selects the chairman.
“Not all tribes do it that way. Some elect the chairman directly.”
Romulus Indian Gaming News
From the Romulus Roman:
Romulus officials hope a year-long moratorium regarding the expansion of Indian gaming that was put into place by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs will be lifted, or at least more flexible, under a Barack Obama administration.
City officials met with a representative from the Hannahville Indians last week, and all involved said they felt they would receive more consideration for the tribal request to build a casino in Romulus.
“I think that once there’re more Democrats in Washington, and more people who are interested in helping Michigan, we will turn this around,” said Romulus Mayor Alan Lambert.
Nebraska v. Dept. of Interior — NIGC Reversed on Ponca Lands
Fortunet v. Arizona Gametech Corp. — Class II Pull-Tabs Determination
This case has some discussion of Class II gaming/pull tabs in the context of an alleged Lanham Act violation.
Alabama v. United States Materials
The Southern District of Alabama dismissed Alabama’s challenge to the Department of Interior’s Class III procedures, on grounds of ripeness.
Here is the opinion, courtesy of Indianz.
Boomer v. Tulalip Tribes — Tribal Sovereign Immunity
In Boomer v. Tulalip Tribes, the Washington Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a slip-and-fall tort action against a tribe on the grounds of sovereign immunity. The court rejected the so-called Dry Creek Lodge exception, as well. The Tulalip Tort Claims Act waives tribal immunity for such claims in tribal court.
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