Colorado River Indian Tribes v. National Indian Gaming Commission

Colorado River Indian Tribes v. National Indian Gaming Commission
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Argued September 8, 2006 Decided October 20, 2006
Full case name: Colorado River Indian Tribes, A Federally Recognized Indian Tribe v. National Indian Gaming Commission, ET AL. Citations: Prior history: Judgment for the Appellee, appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Subsequent history:
Holding
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act doesn't give the National Indian Gaming Commission any regulatory authority over how Class III games are conducted within Indian casinos.
Court membership
Circuit Judges Arthur Raymond Randolph, David S. Tatel, Harry T. Edwards
Case opinions
Majority by: Randolph, for the Court
Laws applied

Colorado River Indian Tribes v. National Indian Gaming Commission, 05-5402 (D.C. Cir. 2006), was a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that was handed down on October 20, 2006.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• List of notable United States Courts of Appeals cases
• National Indian Gaming Commission
• Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

External links

• Works related to Colorado River Indian Tribes v. National Indian Gaming Commission at Wikisource
• Eleven page PDF of the decision from the DC Circuit
• Court Rules U.S. Can't Make Rules for How Las Vegas-Style Games Are Played at Indian Casinos ABC News, October 20, 2006.
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Court's web site