Legal Opinion
Langley v. Edwards
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 3, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-1953PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RULING
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., Senior District Judge.
This litigation involves the effort of dissident members of the Coushatta Tribe to prevent casino gaming on lands held in trust for the tribe by the United States. 1 On October 29, 1994, the Governor of Louisiana entered into a Tribal-State Compact with the Coushatta Tribe, a prerequisite to lawful gambling under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. (“IGRA”).
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment raises the issue of the legality of the gaming casino which is scheduled to open on January…
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