Legal Opinion
New Mexico v. Department of the Interior
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided October 17, 2014No. 1:14-cv-00695-JAP/SCYPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiff State of New Mexico challenges the Department of the Interior and the Secretary of the Interior’s legal authority to implement regulations found in 25 C.F.R. § 291 (“Secretarial Procedures” or “Part 291 regulations”). The Secretarial Procedures, if adopted, would allow the Pueblo of Pojoaque to conduct Class III gaming on its reservation. New Mexico asks this Court to declare the Secretarial Procedures invalid because they conflict with the unambiguous terms of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. and violate New Mexico’s…
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