Tribes economically thriving 30 years after Cabazon decision
March 12, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Lindsay Robertson started his law career working on business development. He was familiar with laws regarding tribal sovereignty, but he was asked to combine the two areas starting in 1987.
On Feb. 25, 1987, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians in its lawsuit with the state of California. The decision ultimately allowed tribes to have gaming operations, even where states were given criminal jurisdiction over Indian tribes, The Journal Record (http://bit.ly/2lYddeN ) reported.
California was a Public Law 280 state, which gave the...
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