Gaming Corporation of America Golden Nickel Casinos, Inc. v. Dorsey & Whitney, a Partnership, in Re Dorsey & Whitney, a Partnership

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• deciding that IGRA “completely preempts state laws regulating gaming on Indian lands ” (emphasis added)
• holding that after Quackenbush appeal rather than mandamus is appropriate where by remand District Court surrendered jurisdiction and there is no other opportunity to appeal decision in federal court
• stating that a district court has no discretion to remand a claim that states a federal question
• stating that complete preemption is limited to “[a]ny claim which would directly affect or interfere with a tribe’s ability to conduct its own [gaming] licensing process”
• stating that a district court has no discretion to remand a claim that states a federal question
• finding that the “district court never lacked subject matter jurisdiction” when it remanded a case under § 1367(c) after determining albeit, erroneously, that no federal claims remained

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