The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Congress acted within its authority when it ended a lawsuit that began over a Native American tribe's Michigan casino. Michigan resident David Patchak sued in 2008 after the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, got the go-ahead to build a casino on land near his property. The first time the case was before the Supreme Court, Patchak was able to continue his lawsuit. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the law Congress passed was "a valid exercise of Congress' legislative power" and "does not infringe on the judicial power." The Gun Lake Tribe's casino has now been operating for years in Wayland, Michigan, and is one of more than two dozen in the state.

Source: ABC News February 27, 2018 15:39 UTC