Michigan newspaper welcomes U.S. Supreme Court review of an off-reservation gaming dispute involving the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians:
Supporters of a proposed Lansing casino that would be owned and operated by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians could hardly be surprised that Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case against the casino.
The tribe plans a $245 million, 125,000-square-foot casino near the Lansing Center with support of city officials. Backers say it would create an estimated 2,200 jobs, 700 of them in construction, and would contribute gaming revenue to support a scholarship for Lansing high school students.
A casino would have benefits for Lansing, but the matter has also garnered some national attention. Close observers will have been expecting this to head to the nation’s highest court. The tribe pays all the legal costs, so there’s no harm to Lansing in seeing matters clarified.
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Editorial: High court right place for case [See second item]
(The Lansing State Journal 5/16)
$P 6th Circuit Decision:
Michigan
v. Sault Ste Marie Tribe (December 18, 2013)
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