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CHICKASAW NATION v. UNITED STATES (19570)
Order dated: 01/22/01Docket number: 00-507
Action:
The motion of Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community, et al., for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.
CHICKASAW NATION v. UNITED STATES (19570)
Order dated: 03/19/01Docket number: 00-507
Action:
The motion of petitioner to dispense with printing the joint appendix is granted.
A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:
Whether, under the applicable Indian-law canons of statutory construction, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, by 25 U.S.C. 2719(d)(1)'s express incorporation of Chapter 35 of the Internal Revenue Code, confers on Indian tribes conducting gaming, operations the same exemption from wagering taxes afforded to states by Chapter 35 of the Internal Revenue Code?
An opinion has been handed down: