Legal Opinion

Massachusetts v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided July 1, 2014No. Civil No. 13-13286-FDSPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*231 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND

SAYLOR, District Judge.

This lawsuit involves a dispute between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a federally recognized Indian tribe as to who has regulatory jurisdiction over civil gaming on Indian lands on Martha’s Vineyard. The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and related entities have taken steps to commence commercial gaming operations on tribal lands without a license from the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts contends that by doing so, the Tribe violated a 1983 settlement agreement that subject the lands in question to…

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