Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Riverside County et al

  1. February 11, 2020

    Calif. County Can Tax Tribal Land, State Appeals Court Affirms

    A California county can impose a tax on possessory interests in federally owned land set aside for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians because federal law doesn't prevent the state from enforcing the levy, a California appeals court has ruled.

  2. January 29, 2019

    9th Circ. Backs Calif. County Tax On Leased Tribal Lands

    The Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling that a California county can tax leased tribal trust lands on the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians' reservation, saying that circuit court precedent invalidating the tax didn't conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court's test for determining when a state can impose a tax within tribal lands.

  3. June 16, 2017

    Calif. County Tax On Leased Tribal Lands Gets Judge's OK

    The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians lost its suit accusing a California county of collecting unlawful taxes on leased tribal trust lands on Thursday, when a California federal judge ruled the taxes did not overly interfere with the tribe's self-governance.

  4. November 01, 2016

    Calif. Tribe Says County Can't Tax Lessees On Trust Lands

    The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians urged a California federal judge Monday to grant the tribe a quick win in its suit accusing a California county of collecting unlawful taxes on leased tribal trust lands, saying a balancing test applied to the case heavily favors tribal and federal interests over the county's.

  5. July 21, 2016

    Feds Weigh In On Calif. County's Tribal Lease Tax Row

    The federal government on Wednesday told a California federal judge presiding over a Native American tribe's suit alleging a California county lacks the authority to tax lessors on its tribal trust land that a specific federal regulation tips the scales in favor of preemption by federal law.

  6. May 04, 2016

    Calif. County, Tribe Push Back Mediation Of Lease Tax Row

    A California county and a Native American tribe told a federal court Tuesday they were postponing mediation of the tribe's suit alleging the county lacks the authority to tax lessors on its tribal trust land, saying they had agreed having more time to prepare would be beneficial.

  7. March 29, 2016

    Tribe's Lease Tax Row With Calif. County Sent To Mediation

    A California federal judge on Tuesday ordered that a Native American tribe's suit alleging a county lacks the authority to tax lessors on its tribal trust land be sent to mediation, according to a court document.

  8. February 09, 2016

    Calif. County Can't Dodge Tribe's Tax Fight, Judge Says

    A California federal judge ruled Monday that a county can't duck a Native American tribe's suit alleging it lacks the authority to tax lessors on its tribal trust land, saying its interests in assessing the tax don't outweigh tribal or federal interests.

  9. August 31, 2015

    Calif. Utility Slams Tribe's Reliance On 11th Circ. Tax Case

    A California water utility tore into legal arguments Friday put forward by a Native American tribe that is resting on an Eleventh Circuit decision to bolster its case alleging Riverside County lacks the authority to tax lessees on its tribal trust land.

  10. April 09, 2015

    Calif. Tribe Seeks To Drop Claims Against Utility In Tax Fight

    The Agua Caliente Tribe of Cahuilla Indians asked a California federal judge Wednesday to allow it to drop some of its claims against a water utility that intervened in the tribe's suit alleging Riverside County lacks authority to tax lessors on its tribal trust land.