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MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND v. PATCHAK

Nos. 11-246, 11-247.

132 S.Ct. 2199 (2012)

183 L.Ed.2d 211

MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS, Petitioners v. David PATCHAK et al. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Petitioners v. David Patchak et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conly J. Schulte , Shilee T. Mullin , Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, Louisville, CO, Patricia A. Millett , Counsel of Record, James T. Meggesto , James E. Tysse , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC, Amit Kurlekar , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, San Francisco, CA, Michael C. Small , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians.

Brian J. Murray , Jones Day, Chicago, IL, David M. Cooper , Jones Day, New York, NY, Daniel P. Ettinger , Counsel of Record, Matthew T. Nelson , Aaron D. Lindstrom , Nicole L. Mazzocco , Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI, for Respondent David Patchak.

Hilary C. Tompkins , Solicitor, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Ignacia S. Moreno , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Eric D. Miller , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Aaron P. Avila , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the Federal Petitioners.

Justice KAGAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

A provision of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), 25 U.S.C. § 465, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to acquire property "for the purpose of providing land for Indians." Ch. 576, § 5, 48 Stat. 985. The Secretary here acquired land in trust for an Indian tribe seeking to open a casino. Respondent David Patchak lives near that land and challenges the Secretary's decision in a suit brought...

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