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Supreme Court Avoids New York Debate

WASHINGTON, DC – As reported by the Associated Press: "The Supreme Court refused to get into a debate over Indian gambling on Monday.

"New York had urged the justices to consider whether courts have the authority to block tribal-state agreements, which state lawyers said are in place in about 25 states nationwide.

"Justices declined, without comment, to review a 4-3 decision by New York's highest court that found that governors cannot bypass the Legislature when authorizing Indian tribes to establish casinos in that state.

"The ruling invalidated a 10-year-old compact that former Gov. Mario Cuomo reached with Akwesasne Mohawks to open a casino in Hogansburg, in northern New York.

"…New York Solicitor General Caitlin Halligan said the lawsuit should not have been allowed, because of Indian protection from lawsuits…"

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