The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Texas lacks authority to prevent an Indian tribe from offering bingo games.
The June 15 decision is a win for the Biden administration, which argued against the position taken by Texas.
The case is Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. State of Texas, court file 20-493. Oral arguments were heard on Feb. 22.
The decision did not break down along the usual liberal versus conservative ideological lines. Two of the court’s conservative justices supported the ruling while four opposed it.
The majority opinion (pdf) was written by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch and was joined by conservative Amy Coney Barrett, along with liberal Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan….