Sixth Circuit Grants Stay in Lansing, Michigan, Off-Reservation Casino Case
In an order issued on February 24, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted a stay of its decision in State of Michigan v. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms the Doctrine of Tribal Sovereign Immunity in Bay...
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision, highly anticipated by Indian tribes and Indian law practitioners, in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, et al. In a 5-4 split, the Court...
View ArticleRecent Supreme Court Decision Bars State from Suing Tribe Seeking to Operate...
On May 27, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), states may only sue to enjoin a tribe from conducting class III gaming “on Indian lands.” Michigan v. Bay...
View ArticleRecent Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms Tribal Sovereign Immunity for...
In 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that, absent a waiver or Congressional action to the contrary, the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity applies to lawsuits arising from a tribe’s commercial...
View ArticleTribal Immunity at the Supreme Court: Impact on Payday Lenders?
Could a recent Supreme Court decision on tribal sovereignty as it applied to an Indian casino have an impact on payday lenders? The case itself, Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, involved a...
View ArticleSupreme Court Affirms in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community: Don’t Roll...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community is a reminder to a broad range of entities, including energy companies, financial service providers, and state and...
View ArticleTribes Should Beware of Dissent in High Court Ruling, Lawyers Say
Native American tribes shouldn’t celebrate too heartily after a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court by the Bay Mills Indian Community, Oklahoma lawyers said. Tribal lawyers Michael McBride III with Crowe...
View ArticleLegal Developments in Indian Country in 2014
2014 was a year that featured many positive legal developments for tribes. From the favorable Supreme Court decision in the Bay Mills case written by Justice Sotomayor (who continues to be a leader on...
View ArticleKey Employment Issues Affecting Tribal Entites
Overview - Sovereign immunity - - Background - 8(a) waiver - Indemnification - Labor and employment issues - Statutes of general applicability - Commercial v. governmental activity - Specific labor and...
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