From the earliest days of this nation, the legal system has had a major effect on the nation’s tribes. It was a legal case, California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987), that affirmed the right of tribal governments to conduct gaming on their own lands.
CNIGA monitors relevant court cases important to tribes. Below are links to court cases affecting tribal gaming.
Legal Documents
Pauma v. NLRA
Ninth Circuit Opinion
April 26, 2018
Casino Pauma v. USA & Unite HERE
CNIGA Amicus Brief
November 7, 2016
Amador County v. Department of Interior
March 16, 2016
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Government vs. National Labor Relations Board
On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
March 7, 2016
Soaring Eagle Casino v. NLRB
CNIGA Amicus Brief
March 1, 2016
State of CA v. Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel
December 12, 2014
Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community
May 27, 2014
Pauma v. State of California
Order Directing Entry of Judgment
December 2, 2013
California v. Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians
March 18, 2013
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak
June 18, 2012
Wells Fargo v. Lake of the Torches EDC
September 6, 2011
Alturas v. CGCC
August 10, 2011
Yavapai-Apache Nation v. Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel
Curiae Brief in Support of Respondent lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel; Amicus Curiae Brief
June 15, 2011
Big Lagoon Rancheria vs. State of California
Order Regarding Mediator Selections of Appropriate Compact
November 22, 2010
Big Lagoon v. State of California
July 1, 2010
Rincon v. Arnold Schwarzenegger
9th Circuit
April 20, 2010
San Pasqual v. State of CA et al
March 29, 2010
Colusa/Picayune v. CGCC
CNIGA Amicus Curiae Brief
December 23, 2009
VGT v. Bureau of Gambling Control
Motion to Withdraw
January 14, 2008
San Pasqual v. CGCC
CNIGA Request for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief
January 22, 2007
San Pasqual v. State of California Gambling Control Commission
CNIGA Amicus Curiae Brief
January 22, 2007
Colorado River Indian Tribe v. National Indian Gaming Commission
October 20, 2006
Campo Band of Mission Indians v. Superior Court of San Diego County
May 1, 2006
Santa Rosa Rancheria et al v. NIGC
CNIGA Amicus Curiae Brief
July 28, 2005
Cabazon v. Larry Smith et al
November 3, 2004
Agua Caliente v. FPPC
Supreme Court of CA Order Granting Review
June 23, 2004
US v. Lara
April 19, 2004
United States v. Lara
January 21, 2004
Artichoke Joe’s et al v. Gale Norton et al
9th Circuit Opinion
December 22, 2003
El Dorado County v. Gail Norton
October 29, 2003
Scott’s Valley v. USA
October 27, 2003
Coyote Valley, et al v. State of California
June 11, 2003
United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe
March 4, 2003
United States v. Navajo Nation
March 4, 2003
US v. White Mountain Apache
March 4, 2003
City of Roseville v. Gail Norton
September 11, 2002
Chickasaw Nation v. United States
November 27, 2001
Chickasaw Nation v. US
November 27, 2001
Artichoke Joe’s et al v. Gale Norton et al
CNIGA Amicus Brief
October 19, 2001
Western Telcon v. CA State Lottery
June 27, 1996
California v. Cabazon
February 25, 1987