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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

The Department of the Interior Issues New Rules Regulating the Leasing of Tribal Lands

by Christopher P. Colyer, Craig R. McPike, Mark D. Ohre, Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier, James M. Susa, Joyce K. Wright | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/10/2012

New regulations enacted by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) applicable to tribal leases will have far reaching impacts on businesses, particularly renewable energy projects, utilizing tribal lands....more

Supreme Court decides Match-E-be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak

by K&L Gates LLP on 7/9/2012

On June 18, 2012, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Match-E-be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak, permitting an individual who owns land near a tribal casino in Michigan to challenge...more

Gaming Legal News - June 29 2012 • Volume 5, Number 16: The Gun Lake Decision: What Does It Mean For Indian Gaming?

by Dickinson Wright on 7/2/2012

By this time, everyone with an interest in gaming, is aware of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision rendered in the case of Match-EBe-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak. The Tribe is commonly known as the...more

Gaming Legal News - June 21, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 15

by Dickinson Wright on 6/22/2012

In This Issue: - BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Gun Lake Tribal Casino to Proceed Forward: On Monday, June 18, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in the closely watched...more

Supreme Court Decision May Make it Easier to Challenge IRA Land-Into-Trust Acquisitions

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 6/21/2012

On Monday, June 18, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012), which could dramatically impact the tribal land-into-trust...more