The State of Texas filed its opposition to the cert petition filed by the Kickapoo Tribe way back in February. Here is the brief — texas-cert-opp
And here is our previous post on the lower court portion of this case (with briefs), as well as a link to the Supreme Court Project’s site.
If you’ll recall, despite a USSG recommendation to deny the petition, the Court still asked for a response from the State.
SCOTUSBlog isn’t taking any chances with Indian law now. 🙂
The Kickapoo v. Texas petition is on its watch list for the May 29, 2008 conference (here).
Docket: 07-1109
Case name: Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas v. Texas, et al.
Issue: Whether, following Seminole Tribe v. Florida (1996), the Secretary of the Interior may establish procedures for Indian gaming if a state declines to enter a compact with the Tribe and invokes immunity from suit under the 11th Amendment.
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