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Supreme Court Stays Out of California Dispute

CALIFORNIA – As reported by the Associated Press: "The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over tribal gambling, a victory for California tribes and their new high-profile supporter, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"Justices refused to consider whether states can let tribes operate casinos while barring others from such an enterprise. More than 20 states allow tribes to run gambling businesses, but not private companies, the court was told.

"The appeal had been filed this past spring by four San Francisco-area card clubs and some charity organizations. They contended that California tribes were wrongly given a $6 billion a year monopoly on gambling.

"…The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that giving Indians special gambling rights is not racial discrimination, saying tribes have special privileges because they are regarded as sovereign nations under the law.

"The Bush administration had urged the high court to reject the appeal, arguing that Congress never said that states that allow tribal gambling must open gambling to others as well…"

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