The case was petitioned before the Supremes because Michigan wants the tribe’s sovereign immunity to be waived, so that the state can prevent the tribe from re-opening a casino on off-reservation lands the tribe claims have become protected Indian lands under rules of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act because the tribe purchased the land with money it received under the Michigan Indian Land Claims Act of 1997. Read more at indiancountrytodaymedianetwork/2013/12/04/bay-mills-supreme-court-tribal-sovereignty-under-trial-152570 youtu.be/NqLn_sNFzpk
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