Tribe Pushing For Casino Allowed To Complete Record, Except For 1 Letter

Mealey's (November 29, 2018, 1:46 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) does not have to turn over a solicitor’s letter to an Indian tribe in its battle to conduct casino gaming on its land based on the attorney-client privilege, but 39 other documents submitted by the tribe can be added to the agency’s administrative record in its denial of gaming, a District of Columbia federal judge held Nov. 28 (Fort Sill Apache Tribe v. National Indian Gaming Commission, et al., No. 14-958, D. D.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201089)....