Second Circuit Holds Town of Ledyard May Tax Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Machines

Here are the materials in Mashantucket Pequot Tribe v. Town of Ledyard:

CA2 Opinion

Town of Ledyard Opening Brief

Intervenor Connecticut Brief

MPN Answer Brief

Connecticut Reply

Town of Ledyard Reply

Lower court materials here.

Tonasket v. Sargent Cert Opposition Brief:

Here:

Tonasket v Sargent Cert Opp

The petition is here.

D.C. Circuit Affirms Injunction against Enforcement of PACT Act

Here are the materials in Gordon v. Holder (opinion link & PDF):

Gordon Brief

DOJ Brief

Anti-Smoking Amici in Support of DOJ

Convenience Stores Amici in Support of DOJ

NYC Amicus in Support of DOJ

State Amici in Support of DOJ

DOJ Reply

Gordon Reply

Lower court materials here.

Corrected Opinion in City of New York v. Golden Feather

Here:

Corrected DCT Order

Prior post here.

SCT Denied Cert in Miller v. Wright — Challenge to Puyallup Tax Agreement

On Monday, the Supreme Court denied Miller v. Wright, a challenge to the Puyallup-Washington tax agreement. Order list here.

Lower court materials here.

Seventh Circuit Briefs So Far in Village Effort to Impost Stormwater Ordinance on Wisc. Oneida Trust Lands

Here are the opening briefs in Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin v. Village of Hobart (7th Cir.):

Hobart Brief

Oneida Brief

United States Brief

Hobart Reply TK

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Chehalis v. Thurston County

Here.

Briefs are here.

IRS Phone Forum for Indian Tribal Settlement Taxes

Phone Forum for Indian Tribal Settlement Taxes

Date: June 26, 2013

Time: 2 p.m. Eastern Time

What: During this 60 minute presentation we will cover the federal income taxation of:

• Settlement payments in the Cobell case

• Settlement payments covered in Notice 2013-1

• Payments made in response to discrimination claims in the Keepseagle case

Click here to register for this phone forum (AT&T link). Please register as soon as possible because space is limited.

If you already have questions regarding the issues we plan to cover, please email to us at: tege.itg.askus@irs.gov. Please use the subject line: Indian Tribal Settlement Phone Forum. We will attempt to address your questions during the forum.

 

We look forward to the opportunity to serve you on June 26th.

Update Federal District Court Materials in Yakama/Washington Tax Dispute

Here are updated materials in State of Washington v. Yakama Nation Tribal Court (E.D. Wash.):

DCT Denying Motion to Dismiss for Ineffective Service

DCT Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration

Yakama Motion to Compel Arbitration

Yakama Motion to Dismiss for Ineffective Service

State Opposition to Yakama Motions

Yakama Reply on Arbitration

Yakama Reply on Ineffective Service Motion

Prior posts are here and here. The case is pending in the CA9 — materials here.

Tonasket v. Sargent Cert Petition — Challenge to Colville Tax Compact

Here:

Tonasket v Sargent Cert Petition

Questions presented:

1. Whether Indian tribal immunity from suit allows the Indian tribe, a price fixing competitor, to be immune from federal anti-trust laws?

2. Whether the officials of an Indian tribe that include the tribe’s tobacco tax administrator, acting in violation of federal law, can be protected by tribal immunity when prospective relief is sought?

Lower court materials here.