We have developed a reputation for challenging federal and state governmental action or inaction in the unique and often complex area of gaming law, including Indian gaming law. For example, in Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Inc. v. Pataki, 100 N.Y.2d 801 (2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1017(2003), we successfully invalidated a tribal-state gambling compact between the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and the State of New York on the ground that the agreement violated the principle of separation of powers under the New York State Constitution. In Citizens Against Casino Gambling v. Hogen, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52395 (W.D.N.Y. 2008), we successfully overturned the National Indian Gaming Commission’s administrative approval granting the Seneca Nation of Indians the right to conduct off-reservation gambling in downtown Buffalo on the ground that the agency’s action was arbitrary, capricious, and not in accordance with the law.

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