5th Circuit upholds contempt charges in Tigua Tribe gaming case

5th Circuit upholds contempt charges in Tigua Tribe gaming case (July 1, 2011)

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a contempt order against the Tigua Tribe and said the state of Texas can continue to look at the tribe's gaming records. The tribe operated a casino with Class III games...

Opinion: Jemez Pueblo off-reservation casino is far from reality

Opinion: Jemez Pueblo off-reservation casino is far from reality (July 1, 2011)

"Your recent article titled “Change Boosts Jemez Casino” misses the mark by miles – about 300 miles, to be exact. The Obama administration withdrew a Bush era policy that said what everyone already knows and what federal law already recognizes...

Judge won't support   annexation of Tohono O'odham gaming  site

Judge won't support annexation of Tohono O'odham gaming site (July 1, 2011)

A federal judge won't let the state of Arizona annex land owned by the Tohono O'odham Nation. The state enacted a law that would have allowed the city of Glendale to annex the tribe's off-reservation casino site without the tribe's...

Bay Mills off-reservation casino will stay closed pending appeal

Bay Mills off-reservation casino will stay closed pending appeal (July 1, 2011)

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals won't let the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan reopen its off-reservation casino. The tribe asked for a stay of a federal judge's decision to shut down the facility in Vanderbilt. The 6th Circuit,...