Legal Opinion
United States v. Bay Mills Indian Community
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided August 11, 1988No. M85-335CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILLMAN, Chief Judge.
Factual Background
The United States filed this suit against five Indian tribes in November of 1985, requesting declaratory relief and a permanent injunction that would prohibit the tribes from operating casinos on tribal land in Michigan. The government alleges that defendants’ activities are illegal under two federal criminal statutes: The Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 1955 (“OCCA”) and the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 13 (“ACA”). One of the tribes filed a counterclaim seeking a declaratory judgment that its operations are not unlawful.
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