Legal Opinion
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 10, 2017No. 16-1137PPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) 1 (the “Tribe”), a federally recognized Indian tribe, seeks to have gaming pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721, on its trust lands in Dukes County, Massachusetts (the “Settlement Lands”). Appellees, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Commonwealth”), the town of Aquinnah (the “Town”) and the Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association 2 argue that any gaming on the Settlement Lands should be subject to state, rather than federal, laws and regulations. The district court, on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Posadas v. National City BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian CommunitySupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- United States v. TynenSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Traynor v. TurnageSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Doe v. Trustees of Boston CollegeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018
- Club One Casino, Inc. v. David BernhardtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
- Club One Casino, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of the InteriorDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2018
- Commonwealth v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)District Court, District of Columbia · 2019
- State v. Ala. Coushatta Tribe of Tex.District Court, E.D. Texas · 2018
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