NMC states they will take further legal action if the town does not make the right decision. The Seventh United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin's treaty rights lawsuit was properly dismissed by U. S. District Judge Barbara Crabb in 1996. Dismissal of the lawsuit was based solely on the language of the treaty. The Menominee intend to bring the case to the U. S. Supreme Court. NMC feels they are addressing the public concerns.
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