Legal Opinion
KG Urban Enterprises, LLC v. Patrick
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 1, 2012No. 12-1233PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This appeal raises a constitutional challenge to certain provisions of a 2011 Massachusetts law, “An Act Establishing Expanded Gaming in the Commonwealth” (the Massachusetts Gaming Act), 2011 Mass. Acts ch. 194 (largely codified at Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K), which sets procedures and standards for authorizing legalized gaming in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KG Urban Enterprises, LLC, a potential applicant for a gaming license, argues that § 91 of the Act provides unauthorized preferences to Indian tribes and on that basis treats the southeast section of the state…
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