State of Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe

OPINION

HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe (“Tribe”) appeals the preliminary injunction prohibiting the Tribe from offering Texas Hold’em (“Hold’em”) poker. The Tribe argues that tribal sovereign immunity was not abrogated and that venue was improper under the terms of the Tribal-State Gaming Compact (“Compact”). We affirm because the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”) severed tribal immunity and the Compact did not bar the litigation. Lastly, we affirm the grant of injunctive relief because the district court’s findings were not clearly erroneous.

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