Legal Opinion
Dalton v. Pataki
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 2005PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ClPARICK, J.
In 2003, we addressed whether the Governor had the author*252ity to enter into compacts with Indian tribes pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA) (25 USC §§ 2701-2721; 18 USC §§ 1166-1168) allowing casino gaming on Indian lands within the state (see Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce v Pataki, 100 NY2d 801 [2003]). We determined that the Governor’s actions in unilaterally negotiating and entering into such tribal-state compacts violated separation of powers principles because such actions involved policy decisions within the power of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- New York v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. PatakiNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
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