In Massachusetts, a federal appeals court has reportedly issued a ruling that temporarily stops the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) from establishing a Class II gambling operation on the island of Martha’s Vineyard to give opponents more time to formulate a petition to the United States Supreme Court.
According to a report from the local Vineyard Gazette newspaper, May 10 saw the six-judge United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit refuse to hear an appeal against its April ruling that reversed a lower court decision and gave the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) permission to operate electronic bingo terminals at a 6,500 sq ft community center on the island.
In response to the most recent ruling from the Boston-based appeals court, opponents…