Moapa Band of Paiute Indians, a Chartered Indian Tribe v. United States Department of Interior, an Agency of the Government of the United States

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

The Secretary of Interior rescinded a tribal ordinance of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians (Moapa) which would have permitted houses of prostitution on the Moapa Reservation in Clark County, Nevada. The district court upheld the Secretary’s action and Moapa appealed. We conclude that the Secretary did not abuse his discretion in rescinding the ordinance.

FACTS

Nevada law permits counties having a population of less than 250,000 persons to license the operation of houses of prostitution. Nev.Rev.Stat. § 244.345(8). 1 Clark County, however, has a population over 250,000,…