This has taken so long because of the way the counsel has pursued this case and now it is going to even longer to continue the case and eventually change the settlement. After 15 years of trial do you think its worth it to try to continue pursuing the case or do you think it would be better to simply accept the settlement? Remember this case could take a long time just like the first and many of the original plaintiffs may not live to see the payments.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Bobby's Current Event
After a 15-year law suit against the government Elouise Cobell, a Blackfeet tribal member representing 500,000 other Native American plaintiffs, made a settlement in which the government would pay $3.4billion to the plaintiffs communally. However, Cobell did not give all 500,000 plaintiffs a chance to back out of the settlement so they were stuck with it even if they didn't like it. So now six notices of appeal have been submitted to reverse the settlement and continue to pursue the case. The appeals have been filed because in the settlement the government was not required to show the full amount lost by the Native Americans and it was just an easy way for the government to get out of paying the full amount owed. After three appeals were filed Cobell's attorney asked the judge to approve that each appellant must pay an $8.3million bond. The judge saw this as a delay tactic and denied the request.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Narragansetts Challenge 2012 Gambling Referendum
In this article, the Narragansett Tribe is suing the Twin River slot parlor because they have been advertising themselves as a casino. The Twin River slot parlor is a privately owned business. Slot parlors are currently legal, but the gambling games that Twin River is attempting to add, such as blackjack, are currently illegal. The tribe sees Twin River having the opportunity to become a casino unconstitutional because the tribe had previously attempted to build a casino and the state did not allow them because they said casinos created "economic wastelands." A vote in 2012 will determine whether or not Twin River will be turned into a casino.
So do you think it is unfair that the Twin River slot parlor is getting the opportunity to upgrade to a casino when the tribe did not have this chance? Who's side are you on?
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