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14 states file brief in Supreme Court tribal tax case
Friday, May 13, 2005
Fourteen states have filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow states to impose gasoline taxes on tribes and tribal members engaged in off-reservation activities.
The brief was filed in
Richards v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation [
Docket Sheet].
The state of Kansas is seeking to impose a tax on fuel sold on the reservation because the gas comes from a non-Indian, off-reservation distributor.
New Mexico attorney general Patricia Madrid said in a press release [
PDF] that the states want to protect their rights. "It is important that the court preserve the State of New Mexico’s legal authority to subject tribes to such off-reservation taxes in the future," she said. "The right to make taxation decisions that impact those within our state must remain with the state."
Madrid did not say which states joined the brief.
Court Decision:
Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation v. Richards (10th Circuit August 2004)
Court Briefs:
Richard v.
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (NCAI-NARF Supreme Court Project)
Related Decision:
Coeur
d'Alene Tribe v. Hammond (9th Circuit August 2004)
Relevant Links:
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation -
http://www.pbpindiantribe.com
Multistate Tax Commission -
http://www.mtc.gov
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