"U.S. Supreme Court says Michigan can't stop Bay Mills casino
BAY MILLS (AP) -- The Supreme Court says Michigan can't block the opening of an American Indian casino.The high court on Monday disagreed with state officials who want to shutter the Bay Mills Indian Community's casino about 90 miles south of its Upper Peninsula reservation.
Michigan is arguing the Bay Mills Indian Community violated state law and its tribal-state compact in 2010 when it opened a small casino in Vanderbilt, some 10 miles north of Gaylord.
A federal judge agreed and issued an injunction ordering the casino closed in 2011.
But the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals threw the injunction out after ruling that the court lacked jurisdiction over some claims and that the tribe also has sovereign immunity.
The Supreme Court said in 5-4 ruling that the state's lawsuit against the casino is barred by tribal sovereign immunity."
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