Legal Opinion
Big Lagoon Rancheria v. State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2015No. 10-17803, 10-17878PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether, in the course of negotiations under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, a state can challenge a Bureau of Indian Affairs decision to hold a parcel of land in trust for an Indian tribe and whether it can challenge the tribe’s federally recognized status.
I
A
This litigation is between a small federally recognized Indian tribe which wishes to build and to operate a class III gaming casino and hotel on tribal trust land and the State of California, which seeks to regulate or to oppose such activity.
To regulate gaming on Indian lands, Congress…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company v. The Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck ReservationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Wind River Mining Corporation v. United States of America Manuel Lujan, Jr. Delos Jacobson, Director of the Bureau of Land ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by34 opinions
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