Legal Opinion
Massachusetts v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 13, 2015No. Civil Action No. 13-13286-FDSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SAYLOR, United States District Judge
This lawsuit involves a dispute over gaming on Indian lands on Martha’s Vineyard. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and related entities have taken steps to commence commercial gaming operations on tribal lands in the town of Aquinnah.1 The Tribe does not have a state gaming license. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts contends that operating gaming facilities without such a license would violate a 1983 agreement, approved by Congress in 1987, that subjects the lands in question to state civil and…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay HeadCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
- Club One Casino, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of the InteriorDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2018