May 07, 2019
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head is asking a Massachusetts federal court for an overly broad order letting it open a casino that goes beyond a favorable First Circuit decision, a Martha’s Vineyard town has argued, claiming the tribe needs permits first.
April 19, 2019
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head asked a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday to deny a town's demand that it obtain municipal permits before building a gambling facility, saying the town is acting out of "unfounded fear" and that the tribe's First Circuit victory allowed it to begin construction.
April 04, 2019
A town on Martha's Vineyard urged a Massachusetts federal court Thursday to force a Native American tribe to seek building and other permits before it begins construction of a controversial casino in a case the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review last year.
December 18, 2015
Two Sixth Circuit decisions affirming National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over tribal casinos and other businesses stand out as pivotal rulings in 2015, while attorneys also took notice of a California federal court holding that the state must restart compact negotiations for an off-reservation tribal casino and an Eleventh Circuit ruling barring a Florida sales tax on tribal lands. Here, Law360 looks back at some of the highest-profile Native American law cases of 2015.
December 14, 2015
A Native American tribe implored a Massachusetts federal court on Friday to reconsider its rejection of a bid to build a casino on Martha's Vineyard, saying new evidence proves the decision is up to the federal government, not the state.
November 24, 2015
In a recent decision rejecting a Native American tribe's plans to build a casino on Martha's Vineyard, a Massachusetts federal judge applied a standard for showing governmental control over potential gaming lands that could be impossible for some tribes to meet, attorneys say.
November 16, 2015
A Native American tribe's bid to build a casino on Martha's Vineyard was quashed on Friday when a Massachusetts judge ruled that the tribe had not established enough governmental authority over its settlement lands on the island.
August 07, 2015
Massachusetts is continuing to fight a Native American tribe's attempt to build a gambling facility in Martha's Vineyard, telling a federal judge Thursday that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act does not trump a 1980s-era settlement agreement that prohibits gambling on the land.
July 29, 2015
A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head to cease work on a casino on Martha's Vineyard as the tribe continues to face stiff opposition to its gaming plans from the state and a local town.
July 27, 2015
A Massachusetts tribe urged a federal judge Monday to deny a town's bid to prevent it from building a casino on Martha's Vineyard claiming that a delay would result in permanent revenue loss for its government.