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| Rand and Light invited to participate in Boisi Center conference |
| Rand to appear on “Justice Talking” |
| Light and Rand receive University of North Dakota’s “Faculty Scholar” award |
| Light and Rand present lecture on Indian gaming in Oklahoma |
| Rand and Light publish “How Congress Can and Should ‘Fix’ IGRA” |
| Light and Rand receive grant to study state-level constraints on Indian gaming |
| Rand and Light give presentations at international conference |
| Light and Rand appear on C-SPAN2's "Book TV" |
| Recent and Forthcoming Scholarly Articles |
| Latest “Indian Gaming Today: Law and Politics” column |
| Rand and Light publish second Indian gaming book |
| Notable recent interviews and media appearances |
| 2005 News and Events |
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Rand and Light invited to participate in Boisi Center conference:
Kathryn R.L. Rand and Steven Andrew Light have been invited to participate in a national conference sponsored by Boston College’s Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life. The conference, titled “Gambling and the American Moral Landscape,” is a landmark interdisciplinary project on the moral dimensions of gambling in the U.S. and will bring together distinguished scholars from diverse fields of study. Conference participants include scholars from Yale, Harvard, Duke, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Chicago. The conference will be followed by the publication of conference papers in a volume edited by prominent scholar and Center Director Alan Wolfe. The conference is scheduled for October 25-26, 2007, in Boston.
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Rand appears on “Justice Talking”:
Kathryn R.L. Rand was interviewed by “Justice Talking” host Margot Adler for an upcoming show on casino gambling aired on March 5. Click here to listen. “Justice Talking” is produced by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, a think tank at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication. The program is distributed nationally by NPR and also heard on NPR Worldwide, Armed Forces Radio Network, Sirius Satellite Radio and InTouch Networks.
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Light and Rand receive University of North Dakota’s “Faculty Scholar” award
In February 2007, Steven Andrew Light and Kathryn R.L. Rand were announced the co-winners of the UND Foundation /McDermott Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research or Creative Activity, and Service, or the “Faculty Scholar” award. The annual award recognizes excellence in all three areas of faculty obligation: teaching, research, and service. This year marks the first time UND has made a joint award.
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| 2006 News and Events |
Light and Rand present lecture on Indian gaming in Oklahoma:
On October 9, 2006, Steven Andrew Light and Kathryn R.L. Rand gave the Annual Watkins Lecture at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. The lectureship brings recognized authorities to ECU to address subjects of public interest at the local, state, or national level. Besides their public lecture, Light and Rand also guest lectured in a class and presented an informal “brown bag” discussion with faculty, students, and tribal leaders. Read more.
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Rand and Light publish “How Congress Can and Should ‘Fix’ IGRA”:
Rand and Light’s recent article, “How Congress Can and Should ‘Fix’ the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Recommendations for Law and Policy Reform,” appears in the Fall 2006 issue of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law. Based on Rand and Light’s 2005 testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Indian gaming regulation, the article provides an overarching theoretical approach to law and policy reform in the area of Indian gaming. It sets forth three “lodestar” policy goals to guide Congress in formulating public policy related to Indian gaming and proposes a National Indian Gaming Impact Commission to provide sufficient data to inform Congress’s reforms. The article also suggests statutory reforms to address pressing issues that are contributing to the current “perfect storm” of controversy over Indian gaming. Finally, in the article, Rand and Light identify outcomes that will indicate the success of Indian gaming as a means of reaching the federal policy goals of tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments.
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Light and Rand receive grant to study state-level constraints on Indian gaming:
Light and Rand have received a research grant from the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming Research Center at San Diego State University. The grant funds their study of state-level constraints on tribal political influence on Indian gaming law and policy through two empirical case studies.
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Rand and Light give presentations at international conference:
Kathryn R.L. Rand and Steven Andrew Light gave a presentation on their recent book, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise at the 13th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking in Tahoe, Nevada, on May 24, 2006. They also presented a paper on “guiding principles” for law and policy reform in tribal gaming and participate in a roundtable on university research institutes. Held once every three years and hosted by the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada-Reno, the International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking is regarded as the premier gaming conference in the world and draws top academics, researchers, and policymakers in the field of gambling.
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Light and Rand appear on C-SPAN2's "Book TV":
On February 3, 2006, Light and Rand gave a presentation on their recent book, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise. They discussed the law and politics of Indian gaming, as well as the connection between Indian gaming and the Jack Abramoff scandal. The lecture was taped for C-SPAN2’s "Book TV", and aired Feb. 12 and Mar. 19, 2006.
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Recent and Forthcoming Scholarly Articles:
Kathryn R.L. Rand & Steven Andrew Light, “The Moral Landscape of Indian Gaming: Is It Any Different?,” in Alan Wolfe ed., Gambling and the American Moral Landscape (forthcoming)
Steven Andrew Light & Kathryn R.L. Rand, “Within Boundaries: Indian Gaming in North Dakota,” in Pauliina Raento & David Schwartz, eds., Gambling, Space, and Time (forthcoming)
Steven Andrew Light, “Indian Gaming and Intergovernmental Relations: State-Level Constraints on Tribal Political Influence Over Policy Outcomes” (forthcoming 2007)
Kathryn R.L. Rand, “Native American Gaming,” in Richard T. Shaefer ed., Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society (Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2007)
Kathryn R.L. Rand, “Caught in the Middle: How State Politics, State Law, and State Courts Constrain Tribal Influence Over Indian Gaming,” Marquette Law Review (forthcoming 2007)
Kathryn R.L. Rand & Steven Andrew Light, “How Congress Can and Should ‘Fix’ the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Recommendations for Law and Policy Reform,” 13 Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law 396-473 (2006)
Steven Andrew Light & Kathryn R.L. Rand, “The ‘Tribal Loophole’: Federal Campaign Finance Law and Tribal Political Participation After Jack Abramoff,” 10 Gaming Law Review 230-39 (2006)
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Latest “Indian Gaming Today: Law and Politics” column:
Rand and Light write a regular column on the law and politics of Indian gaming that has appeared in Casino Lawyer and Casino Enterprise Management. The most recent installment of “Indian Gaming Today: Law and Politics” in the Winter 2007 issue of Casino Lawyer discusses recent developments in the law and politics of Indian gaming in Wisconsin.
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Rand and Light publish second Indian gaming book:
Rand and Light’s second book on tribal gaming, Indian Gaming Law and Policy, was published by Carolina Academic Press in January 2006. Geared toward practitioners, policymakers, and students, Indian Gaming Law and Policy is a highly readable and comprehensive account of the myriad laws governing tribal gaming.
An excerpt from Indian Gaming Law and Policy appeared in the Spring 2006 issue Casino Lawyer.
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Notable recent interviews and media appearances:
Rand and Light were interviewed about the Mashantucket Pequots and Indian gaming in Connecticut on Special Edition Saturday, WATR Radio (Hartford, CT), Apr. 15, 2006.
Steven Andrew Light was interviewed on Indian gaming issues on two radio programs in March 2006, This is Hell, WNUR Radio (Chicago, IL), Mar. 4, 2006, and Straight Talk, KNOX Radio (Grand Forks, ND), Mar. 1, 2006.
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Rand and Light invited to testify before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee:
On April 27, 2005, Rand and Light testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs during a hearing on Indian gaming regulation. Their testimony covered a number of topics, including criticism of the current regulatory scheme governing Indian gaming and the role of tribal regulation. Their testimony is available online.
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Light and Rand publish book on Indian gaming:
In September 2005, University Press of Kansas announced the release of Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise, by Steven Andrew Light and Kathryn R.L. Rand. The book provides the clearest and most complete account to date of the laws and politics of Indian gaming and explains how it has become one of today’s most politically charged phenomena: at stake are a host of competing legal rights and political interests for tribal, state, and federal governments. Meticulously argued, Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty provides an authoritative look at one of today’s most vexing issues, showing that it is possible to establish a level playing field for all concerned while recognizing the measure of sovereignty—and fairness—to which American Indians are entitled.
David Wilkins, professor and author of several books on federal Indian law, called Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty “[t]he most detailed study to date of Indian gaming.” “Light and Rand succeed in making a comprehensive, balanced, and even entertaining analysis of the complex issues relating to gaming on Indian reservations,” said law professor and author Alexander Tallchief Skibine. Noted Indian rights activist LaDonna Harris urged that “[e]very state legislator, governor, and Congressman should read this book.”
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Notable recent interviews and media appearances:
Steven Andrew Light was interviewed on Indian gaming issues for The Big Picture (Bloomberg Radio broadcast, Nov. 30, 2005).
Steven Andrew Light provided commentary on the politics of Indian gaming for several national news outlets, including Jeannine DeFoe, “McCain, Jarred by Indian Casino Growth, Wants Interstate Limits,” Bloomberg.com, Nov. 30, 2005 and James P. Sweeney, “Indian Tribes Facing Heightened Scrutiny in Search for Land,” San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 23, 2005.
Kathryn R.L. Rand was quoted on the historic revenue-sharing agreement reached by the Spokane Tribe of Indians and the State of Washington. Associated Press, “Compact Provides First Revenue-Sharing with State, Casino on Trust Land,” Oct. 10, 2005.
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