Legal Opinion
Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island v. Narragansett Electric Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 21, 1995No. Civ. A. 93-667-TPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
TORRES, District Judge.
This case is before the Court for consideration of the defendant-intervenors’ request for a permanent injunction prohibiting the plaintiffs from constructing a housing complex without first obtaining the various permits and approvals mandated by state law and local ordinances. In passing on that request, the Court is required to address the extent to which a state’s civil regulatory jurisdiction extends to the development of land owned by an Indian tribe. That issue is one of first impression in this circuit and one on which there is very little…
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