Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. May v. Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 13, 1986No. 60074, 60075PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON D. DOUTHITT, Judge.
In separate suits by the State to enjoin the Seneca-Cayuga and the Quapaw Tribes from conducting bingo games, the trial court resolved the controversy in favor of the Tribes by ruling that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction. Causes were consolidated on appeal for disposition by a single opinion.
OPALA, Justice.
Four issues are presented on appeal: (1) Are the lands on which the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe and the Quapaw Tribe conduct bingo games “Indian Country” as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 1151? 1 (2) If so, is the State’s suit barred by the doctrine of tribal sovereign…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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- McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. BrackerSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Lewis v. Sac & Fox Tribe of Oklahoma Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- United States v. Ricky Lee Sands, Muscogee (Creek) Nation and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, an Organized Tribe of Indians, as Recognized Under and by the Laws of the United States v. State of Oklahoma Ex Rel. David L. Thompson, the Duly Elected District Attorney of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Bob Sills, the Duly Elected Sheriff of Ottawa County, Oklahoma Jon D. Douthitt, Associate District Judge for the 13th Judicial Administrative District of Oklahoma, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Jesse McKibben Chairman of Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma v. State of Oklahoma Ex Rel. David L. Thompson, District Attorney of Ottawa County, Morland T. Barton, Assistant District Attorney of Ottawa County Bob Sills, the Duly Elected Sheriff of Ottawa County, Oklahoma Jon D. Douthitt, Judge of the District Court of Ottawa CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Bittle v. BaheSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008
- State v. KlindtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1989
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