Supervisors in Butte County, California, voted 4-1 to continue fighting a casino proposed by the Mechoopda Tribe
"Butte County will not stand idly by while massive new casinos destroy its open space, groundwater and other natural resources," Oroville Supervisor Bill Connelly said in a press release quoted by The Chico Enterprise-Record.
The tribe plans a casino on a 645-acre site in the county. The National Indian Gaming Commission
said the tribe qualified for a "restored" exception in Section 20 of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act.
The county challenged the NIGC's Indian
lands determination and claimed the tribe was not properly recognized and said the tribe
wasn't entitled to land outside of its former reservation. Judge Henry
H. Kennedy Jr. of the district court in
Washington, D.C., dismissed the claims in a decision last month.
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Mechoopda casino ruling awaits appeal
(The Chico Enterprise-Record 5/13)
Earlier Story:
Judge dismisses lawsuit against
Mechoopda casino (4/15)
California | Litigation | NIGC
County to appeal ruling on Mechoopda casino
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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