Twenty-one states and RISC joined Rhode Island and the Town of Charlestown in fighting a ruling that would have placed 31 acres in Charlestown under the Narragansett Indian Tribe’s control. This ruling, if it had not been appealed, would have removed this land from local regulation and taxation and would have paved the way for a casino.
States ranging from Alaska to Massachusetts backed Rhode Island’s position in a friend-of-the-court brief written by the Connecticut attorney general’s office. “This issue is profoundly important to all states that face efforts to take land into trust,” Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said. “The decision essentially lowers the bar for the secretary of interior to take land into trust.”
We have had a tremendous victory at the Supreme Court, but the Tribe is now lobbying Congress to pass a law that would fix the Court's ruling and once again allow land to be taken out of local control and allow a casino in Charlestown. The Supreme Court returned to us the same rights that all citizens of Rhode Island have, the right to vote on the establishment of a gambling hall in our Town. Congress is now being asked to take our voting rights away.
What follows are the news stories on this issue from around the nation and the briefs that were filled in the Supreme Court appeal. Check our newspaper stories page for daily updates.
Date: March 21, 2009
Source: The Sacramento Bee (California)
Subject: U.S. high court deals blow to tribe's Amador casino plans
Date: March 19, 2009
Source: Valley News (Shakopee, Minnesota)
Subject: High court case opens questions on land-trust issue
Date: March 17, 2009
Source: Middleboro Local
Subject: Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Mashpee Tribe pushes ahead with casino plan
Date: March 16, 2009
Source: Brewton Standard (Alabama)
Subject: Poarch Band of Creek Indians: Court ruling has no effect
Date: March 15, 2009
Source: The New London Day
Subject: High Court Ruling Rekindles Old Debate
Date: March 15, 2009
Source: The Hartford Courant
Subject: Tribes' Expansion Drive Deflated
Date: March 13, 2009
Source: Indian Country Today
Subject: Carcieri fix, legal or legislative, expected to be complicated
Date: March 13, 2009
Source: Indianz.com
Subject: U.S. Senate hearing on land-into-trust set for April 2
Date: March 12, 2009
Source: The Westerly Sun
Subject: Narragansetts plan protest of U.S. Supreme Court decision
Date: March 8, 2009
Source: Cape Cod Times
Subject: High court ruling has tribes scrambling
Date: March 5, 2009
Source: Reznet News
Subject: Salazar 'Troubled' by Court's Trust Ruling
Date: March 5, 2009
Source: Desert Dispatch (California)
Subject: Supreme court ruling could affect Barstow casino proposals
Date: March 5, 2009
Source: The Santa Ynez Valley Journal (California)
Subject: RULING LIMITS TRIBE EXPANSIONS
Date: March 5, 2009
Source: The Wisconsin Law Journal
Subject: High court gives narrow interpretation to 1934 law
Date: March 4, 2009
Source: The Southampton Press
Subject: Supreme Court ruling might give local governments jurisdiction over tribe-owned casinos
Date: March 3, 2009
Source: Indianz.com
Subject: Supreme Court decision a big topic at National Congress of American Indians meeting
Date: March 2, 2009
Source: Indian Country Today
Subject: Tribes may seek congressional fix
Date: March 1, 2009
Source: Bostom.com
Subject: Court ruling blocks tribe's casino plan
Date: March 1, 2009
Source: The Westerly Sun
Subject: Thomas: Tribe will fight to overcome Supreme Court ruling
Date: March 1, 2009
Source: Norwich Bulletin
Subject: Debts may be too big for Mashantuckets, Mohegans to repay
Date: February 28, 2009
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Subject: No impact on Wisconsin tribe
Date: February 27, 2009
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: R.I. delegation won't challenge tribal lands' decision
Date: February 27, 2009
Source: The Ledger Dispatch (Amador County California)
Subject: Ruling deals tribes tough hand
Date: February 27, 2009
Source: Indian Country Today
Subject: Narragansetts to seek congressional remedy to Carcieri
Date: February 27, 2009
Source: Indian Country Today
Subject: State officials celebrate Supreme Court ruling
Date: February 26, 2009
Source: South Coast Today
Subject: Congressman says he'll call hearing on court ruling
Date: February 26, 2009
Source: WPRI Eyewitness News - short video
Subject: Chief Sachem lashes out at Governor
Date: February 26, 2009
Source: WPRI Eyewitness Newsmakers - longer video
Subject: Chief Sachem will go to UN for help with casino
Date: February 24, 2009
Source: The Supreme Court of the United States
Subject: Full text of the Court's decision (PDF file)
Date: February 26, 2009
Source: All American Patriots
Subject: Rhode Island Governor Attorney General Comment on US Court Decision in Carcieri v. Salazar
Date: February 26, 2009
Source: The Kalamazoo Gazette (Michigan)
Subject: Ruling may not stop Wayland casino
Date: February 26, 2009
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas says tribes will fight court ruling
Date: February 26, 2009
Source: The Day - New London
Subject: Mohegans reviewing annexation court ruling
Date: February 26, 2009
Source: The Berkeley Daily Planet
Subject: Supreme Court Ruling Raises Richmond Casino Questions
Date: February 25, 2009
Source: Dorsey and Whitney LLP
Subject: Indian Law Practice Group Releases Supreme Court Alert: Carcieri et al. v. Salazar et al.
Date: February 25, 2009
Source: The Enterprise
Subject: Mashpee Wampanoags label Supreme Court decision hurting Middleboro casino effort ‘insulting’
Date: February 25, 2009
Source: indianz.com
Subject: Supreme Court rules in big land-into-trust case
Date: February 25, 2009
Source:The Grand Rapids Press
Subject: Wayland casino opponents review options, but Supreme Court ruling comes after Gun Lake land is put into trust
Date: February 25, 2009
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: In U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Narragansett Indian Tribe loses fight for soverignty over 31-acre parcel in Charlestown
Date: February 25, 2009
Source: Indian Country Today
Subject: Fletcher: Decision's in. 'Now' begins work to fix Carcieri
Date: February 25, 2009
Source: The Day - New London
Subject: High Court Restricts Land Annexation By Indian Tribes
Date: February 25, 2009
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Subject: Supreme Court ruling may spoil Seminole Tribe's Coconut Creek plans
Date: February 25, 2009
Source: The Hartford Courant
Subject: Supreme Court Ruling Freezes Tribal Boundaries
Date: February 25, 2009
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: U.S. Supreme Court ruling deals blow to Massachusetts tribes’ casino plans
Date: February 24, 2009
Source: WCCO - Minnesota
Subject: Ruling May Not Block Tribal Land Buys In Minnesota
Date: February 24, 2009
Source: Channel 10 News - video
Subject: Court rules for state in Indian land case
Date: February 24, 2009
Source: Providence Business News
Subject: High court rules for R.I. in tribal land case
Date: February 24, 2009
Source: Indian Country Today
Subject: Supreme Court redefines tribal and federal understandings of IRA
Date: February 24, 2009
Source: Newsday
Subject: Oneidas, opponents differ on Supreme Court ruling
Date: February 24, 2009
Source: ABA Journal
Subject: Supreme Court Indian Trust Ruling Is Victory for States Seeking to Limit Casinos
Date: January 29, 2009
Source: The Chariho Times
Subject: 81 acres: No Go
Date: January 28, 2009
Source: The Westerly Sun
Subject: Council jettisons LeBlanc land deal
Date: January 23, 2009
Source: Indian Country Today
Subject: Supreme Court denies anti-casino group’s appeal
Decision may signal courts will uphold Narragansett land into trust
Date: January 22, 2009
Source: New America Media
Subject: Supreme Court Rejects Land-Into-Trust Case (MichGo v. Kempthorne)
Date: January 21, 2009
Source: New America Media
Subject: Wary tribal leaders discuss role, priorities with new administration
Date: January 9, 2009
Source: Indian Country Today
Subject: "It's conceivable that the Interior Department could provide its own fix" if Charlestown wins Supreme Court case
Date: December 19, 2008
Source: Indian Country Today
Subject: Court undermines NIGC authority in controversial casino case
Date: November 4, 2008
Source: Legal Times
Subject: After Supreme Court Scuffle, Ted Olson Earns His Keep
Date: November 3, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Tribal land case arguments ask: What does 'now' mean?
Date: November 3, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: A matter of trust: U.S. high court to hear case on status of tribal land in Charlestown
Date: November 1, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Charlestown lawyer bows out of high court arguments
Date: October 31, 2008
Source: Legal Times
Subject: Ted Olson Wins Supreme Court Showdown
Date: October 31, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Larisa hands off Indian land case to Olson
Date: October 31, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Decision on lawyer in Indian land case goes to final bell
Date: October 28, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Emergency motion asks high court to choose state’s lawyer
Date: October 24, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Coin toss could decide who takes state case to high court
Date: October 18, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Charlestown agrees to buy 81 acres
Date: October 18, 2008
Source: The Westerly Sun
Subject: Councilors won’t back off support for Larisa
Date: October 17, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Despite Carcieri plea, council backs Larisa
Date: October 15, 2008
Source: The Westerly Sun
Subject: Carcieri appeals to town council
Date: October 15, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Developer says casino promoters eyeing parcel abutting tribal land
Date: October 9, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: State, town can’t agree on who argues tribal land case
Date: October 7, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: State, Charlestown vie to argue tribal land case before Supreme Court
Date: September 18, 2008
Source: The Westerly Sun
Subject: Narragansetts petition for Settlement Act records
Date: September 6, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Supreme rivalries: 3 vie to argue R.I. land case before nation’s high court
Date: June 10, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Fissures surface in tribal land case - review of Town Council meeting
Date: June 6, 2008
Source: Public Document
Subject: Read the legal arguments that were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the Narragansett Indian Tribe from taking 31-acres in town into federal trust.
Date: June 6, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Noted lawyer hired in land suit
Date: May 13, 2008
Source: The Westerly Sun
Subject: Records show tribe pitched Charlestown casino on 31 acre site
Date: May 13, 2008
Source: A Westerly Sun Document
Subject: Full copy of tribe’s solicitation for casino investment bids on trust land - this is a large file - 3.3MB
Date: May 9, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Document shows Narragansetts still pressing for casino on trust land
Date: March 11, 2008
Source: The Westerly Sun
Subject: Attorney likes state’s chances in tribal land case
Date: February 26, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject:Subject: Supreme Court to hear R.I. case
Date: February 26, 2008
Source: The Westerly Sun
Subject: Tribe case heads to High Court - Review expected to have broad impact on Indian land claims across the country
Date: February 6, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject:Subject: 16 states back R.I. in opposing ruling on Indian land trust
Date: February 6, 2008
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Coalition joins foe of tribe in court
Date: February 6, 2008
Source: Town and State Document
Subject: Read the State/Town/Attorney General's Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court (708K)
Date: February 6, 2008
Source: Town and State Document
Subject: Read the 16 State Amicus Brief in Support of Charlestown (2MB) This is a scan, you'll have to rotate and scroll in order to read.
Date: February 6, 2008
Source: RISC
Subject: Read the Amicus Brief filed by RISC and CERA
Date: February 6, 2008
Source: Town and State Document
Subject: Read the Justice Department's reply
Date: February 6, 2008
Source: Town and State Document
Subject: Read the State and Town response to the Justice Department's reply
Date: October 19, 2007
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Indian land ruling appealed to high court
Date: August 15, 2007
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Town, tribe spar over land designation
Date: August 2, 2007
Source: The Chariho Times
Subject: Council votes 4-1 to appeal trust case
Date: July 31, 2007
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Council (except Mageau) to join appeal on Indian land ruling
Date: July 27, 2007
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Tribe must build houses on land, but only part of land
Date: July 26, 2007
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: “The big question is whether Councilman Mageau wants to side with the town or with the Narragansett Indian tribe.”
Date: July 26, 2007
Source: The Chariho Times
Subject: State to appeal Narragansett trust case
Date: July 25, 2007
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Court sides with Narragansetts in key ruling on land
Date: July 20, 2007
Source: Town and State document
Subject: Read the Federal Appeals Court ruling - the dissent is at the end
Date: January 11, 2007
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Fear of casino hovers over tribe’s 31 acres at Appeals Court Hearing
Date: January 10, 2007
Source: The Providence Journal
Subject: Lawyers debate status of Indian land
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