Legal Opinion
Spokane Tribe of Indians v. Washington State
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1994No. Nos. 92-35113, 92-35446PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge SCHROEDER.
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This is a suit by the Spokane Tribe of Indians (“the Tribe”) against the State of Washington to compel the state to negotiate in good faith for terms of a gaming compact as required by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-21 (Supp.1994). The dispositive issue in this appeal and cross-appeal is whether the state is immune from this suit under the Eleventh Amendment despite the fact that Congress, acting pursuant to its plenary constitutional power to regulate Indian affairs, clearly intended to authorize such suits.…
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