Split Ninth Circuit Panel Reverses Big Lagoon Rancheria v. California


Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

January 21, 2014

Here is today’s opinion. The court’s syllabus: Reversing the district court's summary judgment, the panel held that the State of California did not violate the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act by failing to negotiate in good faith for a tribal-state gaming … Continue reading →read more

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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