Legal Opinion
Connecticut v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 29, 2018No. Civil Action No.: 17-2564 (RC)PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge
GRANTING MGM'S MOTION TO INTERVENE; GRANTING FEDERAL DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS
I. INTRODUCTION
The approval and regulation of gambling (or "gaming") on Native American ("tribal") land requires a careful balancing of tribal, state, and federal law, and this action implicates that balance. Plaintiffs the state of Connecticut (the "state") and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe ("Pequot") seek to amend the federally-imposed procedures authorizing gambling on Pequot land within Connecticut under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (the "IGRA").…
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