Legal Opinion
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1997No. Nos. 94-35304, 94-35373, 94-35374PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Chief Judge:
This appeal concerns the interpretation of a provisión of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. § 2719. That Act precludes most gaming on land acquired in trust for an Indian tribe after 1988, unless one of several exceptions applies. The exception pertinent to this case permits such gaming provided (1) that the Secretary of the Interior determines that it is in the best interests of the tribe and not detrimental to the surrounding community and (2) that the Governor of the state concurs in that determination. The Secretary denied the gaming application of the…
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