Indian Gaming and the Courts: A Lot Going on Last Week

Thread: Indian Gaming in the News

There are some intriguing issues in the courts right now; a little less visible to those who aren't practitioners in the area, but important nonetheless.

The NIGC petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reconsider its October decision in the Colorado River Tribes case, which held that the NIGC did not have regulatory authority over Class III gaming.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the Oneida Nation's challenge to New York state court decisions invalidating compacts for lack of state legislative approval.