Does Michigan v. Bay Mills Create a Circuit Split with Mescalero v. New Mexico over Whether IGRA Waives Tribal Immunity?


Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

August 16, 2012

Well, maybe, but it probably doesn’t matter because of State of Michigan’s amended complaint below. Yesterday the Sixth Circuit held the Indian tribal immunity survives the enactment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act for cases in which a non-federal party … Continue reading →read more

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