Law Practice
Dec. 29, 2009
Luiseno Indians Get Ousted
A federal appellate court has upheld a trial court decision ousting 16 people from the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, which operates a sprawling casino complex in Riverside County.
The members, each of whom received $250,000 per year from the tribe, claimed their 2006 disenrollment constituted an "unlawful detention" under the Indian Civil Rights Act. But the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed Tuesday and also said the court could ...
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