New Law Saves Tribal Casino from Litigation

Last week President Obama signed the Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act (“the Act”).  Sponsored by two Democratic Senators of Michigan, the act reauthorizes the trust status of certain land that has been placed into trust for the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians.  The trust land is located in Bradley, Michigan and is a home for the Gun Lake Casino, a gaming house that has been operated by the Gun Lake Tribe since 2011.

The enactment of the Act puts an …

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