Legal Opinion
Board of Commissioners of Cherokee County, Kansas v. Kempthorne
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 25, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2008-0317PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.
In 2008, the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (“the tribe”) opened the Downstream Casino Resort, a large complex that straddles the borders of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The actual casino is situated on á plot of land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior and the tribe by means of the Indian Land Consolidation Act. The Board of Commissioners of Cherokee County, Kansas, where another portion of the casino complex is located, brought this suit to invalidate the Secretary’s land acquisition and to force the National Indian Gaming Commission to…
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