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STATE OF R.I. v. NARRAGANSETT TRIBE OF INDIANS

Civ. A. No. 92-0425-P.

816 F.Supp. 796 (1993)

STATE Of RHODE ISLAND; Bruce Sundlun, in his capacity as Governor of the State of Rhode Island; Jeffrey B. Pine, in his capacity as Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island; Town of Charlestown, Daniel J. Shanley, Jr., Carol M. Miller, Richard J. Halchak, J. Michael Downey and Evelyn Smith, in their capacities as Members of the Charlestown Town Council, Petitioners, v. NARRAGANSETT TRIBE OF INDIANS, George V. Hopkins, in his capacity as Chief Sachem and Anthony Dean Stanton, in his capacity as First Councilman, Respondents.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

March 4, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen Evans Alexander, Alan M. Shoer, Christine S. Jabour, R.I. Atty. Gen.'s Office, Providence, RI, for plaintiffs State of R.I. and Atty. Gen.

Betsey Myers, Providence, RI, for plaintiff Governor of R.I.

James J. Mullen, Barrington, RI, for plaintiffs Town of Charlestown, Shanley, Miller, Halchak, Downey and Smith.

John F. Killoy, Wakefield, RI, Charles A. Hobbs, Washington, DC, for defendants.

W. Mark Russo, Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, Providence, RI, for amicus.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

In 1988, Congress passed sweeping new legislation, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("the Gaming Act"), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 1166-1168, "to provide a statutory basis for the operation of gaming by Indian tribes as a means of promoting tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments." 25 U.S.C.

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