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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Engler

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 5, 1998No. 97-1648PublishedCited by 483 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Chief Judge.

The stakes are often high in gambling, and millions of dollars are riding on the interpretation of a consent judgment in this Indian gaming case. At issue is whether several Michigan Indian tribes are obligated to continue making payments to the State of Michigan under the terms of a consent judgment entered several years ago. According to the consent judgment, the obligation to make payments is contingent upon the Tribes holding the “exclusive right to operate” electronic games of chance in Michigan. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. World University Inc., Santa Barbara Center CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  3. Raska v. Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  4. UAW-GM Human Resource Center v. KSL Recreation Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. Russell Wulf and Ronald Rentschler v. Quantum Chemical Corporation Quantum Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Hourly Represented EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by483 opinions

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  4. Roger Miller Music, Inc., and Mary A. Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sony/atv Publishing, Llc, Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  5. Howard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008

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