Like rumors of Mark Twain’s demise in the 1890s, last year’s reports that plans for a Cherokee casino in Russellville were dead may have been exaggerated. But perhaps not greatly.
A unanimous landmark Arkansas Supreme Court ruling in December overturned 74 years of precedent, giving the General Assembly the ability to alter or even repeal voter-approved constitutional amendments.
While critics and supporters of the casino see no overwhelming appetite among lawmakers to seize on the casino as its first objective in flexing its new powers, Little Rock attorney David Couch is appealing for action.
“Yes, the General Assembly could restore that casino to Russellville, and they should,” Couch told Arkansas Business last week.
