Story Published:
Jan 28, 2010
Story Updated:
Jan 26, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Two Oklahoma-based Indian tribes are asking a federal judge to prevent civil lawsuits against Indian casinos from going to state courts.
The Choctaw and the Chickasaw nations claim their gaming compacts with Oklahoma don’t allow state courts to have jurisdiction over casino-related lawsuits. The tribes say an arbitrator has decided that such lawsuits must be heard in tribal courts.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court in June ruled that two lawsuits over injuries at Indian casinos can be heard in state courts.
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Thursday, Feb 4 at 7:00 PM Anonymous wrote ...
The jurisdiction does not not allow the state courts to interfere, this is their way for another BLACK EYE for the Natives. Tina
37017574Monday, Feb 1 at 6:17 PM Choctawu wrote ...
The jurisdiction does not allow for state courts to interefere with National business.
36789557Monday, Feb 1 at 2:10 PM WinWIn wrote ...
This is better, state courts should not be allowed to oversee tribes. Federal Courts are a bump-up the ladder, in a small way. But AT least it would stop that meddling. Hey IDIOT, the FBI investigated to make sure it was not homicide. Don't be so dense
36769492Thursday, Jan 28 at 8:06 PM DEERSTONE wrote ...
I GUESS THAT THE JUDGES HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NICOLE SMITH'S DEATH AT THE HARD ROCK C ASINO IN FLORIDA.THE INVESTIGATION WAS DONE BY THE INDIAN POLICE AND NO PRESS PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED. SOVERIGN NATION
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