Legal Opinion
Pueblo of Santa Ana v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1997No. 96-2162PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a central, and disposi-tive, question': whether, under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the Secretary of the Interior can, by his approval, give life to a compact which was void from its inception because the state governor who signed the compact lacked the authority under state law to sign on behalf of the state. We hold that the Secretary cannot, under the Act, vivify that which was never alive, and we therefore affirm the decision of the district court.
Plaintiffs and appellants Pueblo of Santa Ana, Pueblo of San Juan, Pueblo of…
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