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February 20, 2004

Appeals court sends Detroit casino suit back down

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has sent the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Chippewa Indians Detroit casino case back to a federal judge.

The tribe has won two circuit court rulings affirming its constitutional rights. The city of Detroit wrongfully denied the the tribe a chance to bid for three casinos.

The tribe has reached a settlement with two of the three casino companies and may seek to reopen the bidding for the third. The tribe will receive $79 million under the settlement, which will now go before U.S. District Judge Robert Holmes Bell, who has handled the case since 1997.

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