25 U.S.C. § 1708
Section 1708 · Applicability of State law; treatment of settlement lands under Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Rhode Island v. Narragansett Indian Tribe (1994)
Most recently applied in Massachusetts v. Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) (April 2017)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the settlement lands shall be subject to the civil and criminal laws and jurisdiction of the State of Rhode Island.
For purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), settlement lands shall not be treated as Indian lands.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 100–497, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 29 (§2701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2701 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–208 substituted “Applicability of State law; treatment of settlement lands under Indian Gaming Regulatory Act” for “Applicability of State law” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).