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April 27, 2010

State can't foreclose on tribal property

On appeal, the Oneida Nation convinced a federal court to rule that NY State couldn't foreclose on the tribe's land in order to collect taxes, based on the tribe's sovereign immunity.

You can read the news story HERE, or the decision HERE.

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April 27, 2010 in Federal Indian Law and Jurisdictional Matters | Permalink

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