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Turtle Talk: No word from Supreme Court on Bay Mills case


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The shuttered Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News

Professor Matthew L.M. Fletcher is still waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case:
SCOTUSblog data tells us that Justices Ginsburg and Kagan have not yet written for the December sitting, which is when the Court heard the Bay Mills argument. Usually, to balance workload, each Justice is assigned one opinion per sitting. But the Court heard 11 arguments in December, so at least two Justices will have two assignments. Justice Scalia, we know after today, has written twice for December, so we can say with some limited certainty that he will not be the author of the majority opinion in Bay Mills. In other words, it could be anyone.

I’m hoping for Justice Kagan (see my commentary on the argument). Her questions at oral argument suggested a narrow, statute-based view of the matter, though I am doubtful she would find in favor of the tribe. Justice Ginsburg dissented in Kiowa, and her opinion would likely go against the tribe in this one, too. The question there is how far she would go.

Get the Story:
Matthew L.M. Fletcher: Ugh! No Bay Mills Decision Again This Week (Turtle Talk 4/23)

Relevant Documents:
Oral Argument Transcript | Supreme Court Docket Sheet No. 12-515 | Supreme Court Order List

6th Circuit Decision:
Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community (August 15, 2012)

Related Stories:
Supreme Court holding onto ruling in Bay Mills casino case (4/22)

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