Legal Opinion
National Labor Relations Board v. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Government
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2015No. 14-2239PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibbons, J., joined by Merritt, J.,
(pp. 556-65), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
In this case, we are called on to decide whether the National Labor Relations Board may apply the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169, to the operation of a casino resort of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. The Band’s tribal council enacted an ordinance to regulate employment and labor-organizing activities of its employees, including casino employees, most of whom are not members of the Band. The Board issued an order to the Band to cease and desist from enforcing the…
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