Detroit city council retracts on opposition to casino deal - 2004-02-28
A split City Council has voted to take back its objection to a contract to settle a lawsuit by the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians against two Detroit casinos.
The tribe, which has 430 associates and a casino in Watersmeet in the Upper Peninsula, filed suit in 1997, claiming its constitutional rights were violated when the city issued license preferences to MotorCity and Greektown casino ownership groups.
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