Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 19, 2019No. Civil Action No. 13-13286-FDSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSaylor, J.
*185This is a dispute over gaming on Indian lands on Martha's Vineyard. On November 13, 2015, the Court granted summary judgment against the Tribe, concluding that (1) the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRA") did not apply to the tribal lands at issue, and (2) the IGRA did not repeal, by implication, a statute passed by Congress in 1987 that ratified a settlement agreement requiring the Tribe to adhere to state gaming laws. On April 10, 2017, the First Circuit reversed the Court's decision as to those two issues. It subsequently remanded the case for the entry of final judgment.
The present…
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- Commw. of Mass. v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay HeadCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021