Jay Bender Quotations

When I hear people like Wes Hayes say in the appeal that the tribe is trying to use video poker as leverage to get a bingo game at Santee, in some sense that's right.

Like Brett, I think America is a free-speech zone.

If it's a mugging, you might not want to give out the name of the victim in case the robber might seek them out to intimidate them from prosecuting.

I think the idea that it is a limited public forum is the one that would give them the most traction.

I think a reading of the statute supports that it has to pay something for on-reservation children.

The Supreme Court is going to have to hear this. I think if the plaintiffs are entitled to an accounting, then the court can make that determination.

You can't know the system worked until you have the available information that was before the court.

Education is an important aspect of making the law work. I hope they leave with a better understanding of how the law works and a desire to make sure it works.

The tribe was not all opposed to that.

The tribe is obligated by the settlement agreement to pay a fee for its children who attend the school district, same as the fee for students who attend from outside the county.

The tribe is entitled to credit for the school taxes it has paid on the off-reservation property, which is the site of its bingo hall in Rock Hill. The district wants to get more money than it would be entitled to.