Federal Court Dismisses Connecticut & Mashantucket Pequot Claims re: Gaming Procedures

Here are the materials in State of Connecticut v. Zinke (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

9 Plaintiffs MSJ

11-1 MGM Motion to Intervene

18 Interior Motion for Partial Dismiss

22 Interior Opposotion to 11

23 Plaintiffs Opposition to 11

27 Plaintiffs Oppositon to 18

29 MGM Reply in Support of 11

32 Interior Reply in Support of 18

51-1 Plaintiffs Supplemental Memorandum in Opposition to 18

55 Interior Response to 51

56 Plaintiffs Reply re 51

59 DCT Order

Eighth Circuit Briefs in Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. Gerlach

Here:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

Forest County Potawatomi Challenge to Denial of Gaming Compact Fails

Here are the materials in Forest County Potawatomi Community v. United States (D.D.C.):

79-1 Forest County Motion for Summary J

81-1 US Cross Motion

82-1 Menominee Cross Motion

86 Forest County Reply

91 US Reply

92 Menominee Reply

95 DCT Order

Prior posts here.

Seventh Circuit Briefs in Stockbridge-Munsee Community v. State of Wisconsin & Ho-Chunk Nation

Here:

SMC Opening Brief

Wisconsin Answer Brief

Ho-Chunk Nation Answer Brief

Reply Brief

Lower court materials here. Other materials here.

Interior and North Fork Rancheria Prevail over Stand Up for California on Tribe’s Gaming Compact Procedures

Here are the materials in Stand Up for California! v. Dept.of Interior (E.D. Cal.):

28 sufc motion for stay

29 sufc motion for summary j

37 north fork rancheria motion for summary j

39 north fork opposition to 29

41 interior motion for summary j

43 interior response to 29

44 reply in support of 29

46 sufc opposition to motions for summary j

51 north fork reply in support of 37

52 interior reply in support of 41

58 dct order

Federal Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to IRA Section 5 [fee to trust statute]

Here are the materials in Club One Casino v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Cal.):

36-1 club one casino motion for summary j

37-1 doi motion for summary j

38 club one reply

39 doi reply

40 dct order

Prior post here.

Stand Up For California v. Dept. of Interior Cert Petition

Here:

sufc cert petition

Questions presented:

1. This case presents the question whether the Secretary may conclude that a casino “would not be detrimental to the surrounding community” despite uncontroverted evidence the casino will have unmitigated detrimental impacts to the community.

2. This case presents the question whether multiple Indians residing on the same reservation are, per se, an “Indian tribe” irrespective of the individual Indianstribal affiliations, if any.

Lower court materials here.

 

Eleventh Circuit Rules Against Miccosukee Tribe and Sally Jim over Taxes

Here is the opinion in United States v. Jim.

Briefs here.

Federal Court Dismisses Gaming Developer’s State Law Claims against Apache Tribe, Orders Tribal Court Exhaustion in Others

Here are the materials in FSS Development Company LLC v. Apache Tribe of Oklahoma (W.D. Okla.):

21 motion to stay

22 motion to dismiss

25 response

26 reply

31 dct order

Ninth Circuit Affirms Interior Decision Favoring Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria

Here is the opinion in Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community v. Zinke.

Briefs here.