The shuttered Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, on December 2. The court will determine whether the Bay Mills Indian Community can be sued by the state of Michigan for operating an off-reservation casino. The facility, which has remain closed since March 2011, is located on land that hasn't been placed in trust. Tribes in Michigan and across the nation are worried that a negative outcome will affect their sovereign immunity. They have called on the National Indian Gaming Commission to take action in a way that could end the dispute but so far the Obama administration hasn't intervened. Get the Story:
Bay Mills casino case set for December argument before US Supreme Court (MLive 10/17)
U.S. Supreme Court sets date for Vanderbilt casino case (The Petoskey News-Review 10/18) Relevant Documents:
Supreme Court Order List | Supreme Court Docket Sheet No. 12-515 6th Circuit Decision:
Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community (August 15, 2012) Related Stories:
Gabe Galanda: NIGC must take action in Supreme Court case (10/09)
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