Wayland Township, Michigan (AP) 3-09
Opponents of an American Indian casino planned for Allegan County are reviewing their legal options after a U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the federal government's authority to take tribal land into trust.
The U.S. Department of the Interior placed 137 acres into trust for the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians on Jan. 30. The tribe plans to build a $200 million casino complex about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids.
Opponents of an American Indian casino planned for Allegan County are reviewing their legal options after a U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the federal government's authority to take tribal land into trust.
The U.S. Department of the Interior placed 137 acres into trust for the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians on Jan. 30. The tribe plans to build a $200 million casino complex about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids.