Home > Great American Court Cases > Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida

Legal Citation: 517 U.S. 44 (1996)

Petitioner
Seminole Tribe of Florida

Respondent
State of Florida

Petitioner's Claim
That the state of Florida violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA) by refusing to negotiate with the Seminoles to establish gambling casinos on the reservation.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Bruce S. Rogow

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Jonathan A. Glogau

Justices for the Court
Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Clarence Thomas

Justices Dissenting
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
27 March 1996

Decision
That IGRA violates the Eleventh Amendment, and therefore Native American tribes...