Legal Opinion
New Mexico v. Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 21, 2017No. 14-2219 & 14-2222PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
The State of New Mexico (“the State” or “New Mexico”) brought suit against the Department of the Interior (“DOI”) to challenge its authority to promulgate the regulations found at 25 C.F.R. § 291 et seq. (“Part 291”). The challenged regulations concern the process under which Indian tribes and states negotiate compacts to allow gaming on Indian lands. Congress established in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., that states have a duty to negotiate in good faith with tribes regarding compacts and that tribes could enforce this duty by…
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