In other Supreme Court Indian Law news.....

The Supreme Court, without comment, declined to hear MichGo v. Kempthorne, a suit that tested the ability of the federal government to acquire land for the tribes. The opponents of such practices argued that the land-into-trust portions of the IRA were unconstitutional......which would have a significant impact on how tribes are taking trust lands and building casinos on them lately (MichGo is the "Michigan Gambling Opposition").

But we're still waiting on the results of Carcieri v. Kempthorne, which has to do with land for tribes that have gained federal recognition AFTER the IRA (Indian Recognition Act) was passed in 1934.

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