Poarch Band of Creek Indians v. Moore

  1. July 23, 2015

    Ala. Tribe Wins Injunction On County's Property Taxes

    An Alabama federal judge on Wednesday granted the state's only federally recognized tribe a preliminary injunction prohibiting a county tax collector from levying taxes on the tribe's casino property held in trust by the U.S. government.

  2. July 21, 2015

    Ala. Tax Assessor Rejects Tribe's Bid To Stay Discovery

    An Alabama county official on Monday urged a federal judge to deny the Poarch Band of Creek Indians' bid to pause discovery in a row over property taxes assessed on trust lands hosting the tribe's casino, claiming questions of fact remain in the dispute.

  3. July 14, 2015

    Tribe Slams Tax Assessor's 'Scorched Earth' Tactics

    The Poarch Band of Creek Indians pushed back against an Alabama county official seeking to tax trust lands where the tribe operates a casino, saying Tuesday he was making a "scorched earth" attack on government decisions favoring the tribe and his counterclaim should be nixed.

  4. July 09, 2015

    Poarch Band Not A Tribe Under IRA, Tax Assessor Says

    A county tax assessor asked an Alabama federal judge Wednesday to deny the Poarch Band of Creek Indians' motion for a preliminary injunction to stop officials from taxing trust lands where it operates a casino, saying the tribe isn't recognized under the Indian Reorganization Act.

  5. July 01, 2015

    Ala. Tribe Can Use Carcieri Arguments In Tax Row, Judge Says

    A federal judge on Wednesday nixed a bid by an Alabama county assessor, accused by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of improperly taxing trust lands where the tribe operates a casino, to strike the tribe's arguments relating to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Carcieri decision.

  6. June 24, 2015

    Tribe Says Carcieri Doesn't Let Ala. County Tax Trust Land

    The Poarch Band of Creek Indians accused an Alabama county tax assessor of repeating an ugly history Wednesday, urging a federal judge to stop the assessor from using the U.S. Supreme Court's Carcieri decision to tax trust lands where a tribal casino operates.

  7. June 17, 2015

    Tribe Can't Skirt Property Tax Under Carcieri, Assessor Says

    The Poarch Band of Creek Indians' attempt to block an Alabama county assessor from imposing property taxes on trust lands where a tribal casino operates contradicts the U.S. Supreme Court's Carcieri decision, a federal judge was told Tuesday.

  8. June 05, 2015

    Ala. Tribe Wants To Halt Tax Assessments On Casino Land

    The Poarch Band of Creek Indians on Thursday urged an Alabama federal court to block a local tax assessor from assessing property taxes on tribal trust lands that hold a casino, saying the court must preserve the tribe's sovereignty and federal tax exemptions.

  9. May 27, 2015

    Ala. Tribe Says Trust Land Used For Casino Is Tax-Exempt

    A Native American tribe sued the tax assessor of a southern Alabama county on Tuesday for assessing property taxes on tribal trust lands on which the tribe operates a casino, which it says violates federal law exempting the land from state and local taxation.