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Supreme Court takes up Bay Mills off-reservation gaming case


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

Update: The oral argument transcript is here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/12-515_6537.pdf

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, an Indian gaming case, this morning.

The case was up first during today's session, according to the hearing list. Arguments were scheduled to last one hour.

John J. Bursch, Michigan's Solicitor General, argued for the state of Michigan. The state says it should be able to sue the Bay Mills Indian Community for operating a gaming facility on land that hasn't been placed in trust or restricted status.

Neal Kumar Katyal, Washington, D.C., attorney who worked at the Department of Justice during the Obama administration, represented the Bay Mills Indian Community. The tribe is no longer operating the facility in question but has defended its sovereign immunity.

Edwin S. Kneedler, the deputy Solicitor General at DOJ, joined the arguments on behalf of the U.S. The Obama administration argued that the tribe did not waive its sovereign immunity under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

The transcript of today's hearing will be posted this afternoon at www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts.aspx.

The audio of the hearing will be posted on Friday at www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio.aspx

Get the Story:
US Supreme Court hears Bay Mills casino case with implications for tribal gaming, sovereign immunity (MLive 12/2)
Stakes high as U.S. Supreme Court hears Michigan tribal case on gaming dispute (The Detroit Free Press 12/2)
Bay Mills casino case in U.S. Supreme Court could impact tribal, state sovereignty (The Petoskey News-Review 12/2)
Tribal sovereignty at issue in US Supreme Court case (Michigan Public Radio Network 12/2)

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:
Supreme Court hears Bay Mills gaming case on December 2 (11/27)

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