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Tribes and Detroit Casinos Allowed to Intervene in Sault Tribe Suit over Lansing and Wayne County Off-Rez Gaming Applications

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

1-1 Solicitor Opinion on Bay Mills

1-2 Wayne County Application

1-3 Lansing Application

1-4 Supplemental Materials

1-5 Jan 2017 Interior Letter

1-6 July 2017 Interior Decision

11 Answer

16-1 Saginaw Chippewa Motion to Intervene

18-1 Detroit Casinos Motion to Intervene

20 Nottawaseppi Huron Band Motion to Intervene

28 Sault Tribe Opposition to Intervention Motions

29 Federal Opposition to Detroit Casinos Motion to Intervene

31 Saginaw Chippewa Reply in Support of 16

32 Detroit Casinos Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene

33 NHBPI Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene

35 DCT Order

Prior posts on the Lansing/Wayne County casino proposals are here.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in McNeal v. Navajo [formerly Dalley v. Navajo]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

Cert stage and other materials in McNeal are here.

Wisconsin NPR: “St. Croix Chippewa Accused Of Embezzling $1.5M From Casino’s Gaming Revenue”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

NIGC’s notice of violation is here.

Comanche Nation of Oklahoma v. Bernhardt Cert Petition [Chickasaw Gaming]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition captioned Comanche Nation of Oklahoma v. Zinke [but presumably will switch to Comanche Nation of Oklahoma v. Bernhardt]:

Companche v Zinke Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether the “former reservation” exception permitting lands acquired by the United States in trust for an Oklahoma Tribe after the effective date of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 to be devoted to gaming purposes, is applicable to lands not subject to Tribal jurisdiction prior to the acquisition.

Lower court materials here.

New Mexico Pueblos Prevail in Revenue Sharing Dispute with State [Free Play]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Pueblo of Isleta v. Lujan Grisham (D.N.M.):

55 State MSJ

58 Pueblo Response

62 State Reply

67-1 Santa Ana Pueblo et al MSJ

68 Isleta Pueblo et al MSJ

71 State Response to 68

72 State Response to 67

74 Isleta Reply

81 State Motion for Discovery

84 Pueblos Motion for Protective Order

88 State Response to 84

91 Pueblos Reply in Support of 84

125 DCT Order

Complaint here.

Federal Court Issues Order in Council Bluffs v. DOI [Ponca Tribe]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in City of Council Bluffs v. United States Department of Interior (S.D. Iowa):

1 Complaint

13 Iowa Complaint

14 Nebraska Complaint

22-1 Council Bluffs MSJ

35-1 NIGC Cross MSJ

49 Ponca Amicus Brief

50 Council Bluffs Reply

53 NIGC Reply

55 DCT Order

I know it’s complicated. For the most part, the court’s decision favors Ponca and NIGC….

Ninth Circuit Decides Chemehuevi Tribe v. Newsom [gaming compact dispute]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion.

Briefs here.

Fifth Circuit Rules in Favor of Texas over Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on Gaming

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in State of Texas v. Alabama-Coushatta Tribe.

Briefs and lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of US in Frank’s Landing Gaming Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Frank’s Landing Indian Community v. National Indian Gaming Commission.

Briefs here.

Federal Court Allows Pequots to Amend Complaint re: Improper Political Influence over Zinke in Gaming Compact Approval

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in State of Connecticut v. Dept. of Interior (D.D.C.):

60-1 Mashantucket Motion to File Amended Complaint

60-2 First Amended Complaint

62 Interior Opposition

63 MGM Opposition

65 Reply

66 Mashantucket Notice of Supplemental Authority

67 MGM Notice of Supplemental Authority

68 Interior Response to Notice

69 Plaintiffs Response to MGM Notice

70 Mashantucket Reply

72 DCT Order

Prior post here.