Legal Opinion
Feezor v. Babbitt
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 20, 1996No. Civil Action 96-1678 (JR)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERTSON, District Judge.
The Shakopee Mdewankanton Sioux Community operates a lucrative gaming enterprise in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The Community is divided by a dispute about how the proceeds of that enterprise are to be shared. In 1993, the Community enacted an ordinance providing for the adoption of new members. The effect of that ordinance was substantial dilution of each Community member’s share of the gaming proceeds. In this action, some Community members challenge the Department of the Interior’s approval of the adoption ordinance.
The government moves to dismiss, asserting…
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