Legal Opinion
Narragansett Indian Tribe v. National Indian Gaming Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 27, 1998No. 97-5290PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Relying on the equal protection guarantees of the Fifth Amendment, the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island challenges the constitutionality of legislation, known as the Chafee Amendment, that prohibits the National Indian Gaming Commission from authorizing gambling on Narragansett lands. We agree with the district court that far from illegitimately singling out the Narra-gansetts for .discriminatory treatment,' the Chafee Amendment represents a rational interpretation of an earlier agreement among the Tribe, the State of Rhode Island, and the federal government that…
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