High Court’s Opinion Sought On Reviewability Of Indian Gaming Commission Letter

(October 9, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court needs to review a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals finding that the state of Kansas cannot challenge an opinion letter issued by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) regarding eligibility for a tribe’s trust land for gaming because it conflicts with opinions of other circuit courts and the Supreme Court, the state argues in a Sept. 25 petition for a writ of certiorari (State of Kansas, et al. v. National Indian Gaming Commission, et al., No. 17-463, U.S. Sup., 2017 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 3753)....