Opinion ID: 1354957
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Residuary or Residual State Jurisdiction

Text: The concept of residuary jurisdiction is used to invest state courts with jurisdiction interstitially went the subject-matter of cognizance does not infringe upon tribal self-government and has not been preempted by congressional legislation. [60] The jurisdictional question before us addresses itself to the impact of state bingo regulations on tribal self-government in Indian Country. State exercise of claimed residuary powers must rest on a showing that state intrusion will not interfere with tribal self-government. For the reason to be stated, the resolution of this issue presents a mixed issue of law and fact. In Part IV, infra, we discuss generally the impact on the non-Indian community of tribal activity within Indian Country. We do not regard state regulation of bingo games as constituting per se infringement upon the exercise of tribal self-government; rather, we use a balancing approach to resolve the competing tribal and state interests. After balancing the State's regulatory interest, the tribal stake in self-government and the federal policies and legislation, we are led to conclude that state residuary jurisdiction may be exercised only to the extent that tribal activity in Indian Country takes on a form that necessarily affects non-Indians and Indians who are nonmembers of the self-governing tribal unit.