Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Baker v. United States

449 U.S. 1111

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-01-19
Topic
general

state law essentially prohibits gambling so it applies to reservation via Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 1955 (1976) | “The test of causation under the FELA is whether the railroad’s negligence played any part, however small, in the injury which is the subject of the suit.” | “The Supreme Court in [Chicago & North Western ] held that [45 U.S.C. § 152 First] imposed a substantive duty on parties, enforceable by injunctive relief, to exert reasonable efforts during the negotiation process to reach an agreement.” | “[T]he clean hands issue” concerns “the merits” of the ease under consideration. | section 1955 applied to Indian operators of Indian country casinos

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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 624 F. 2d 890.