Tulalip Tribes et al v. Smith et al

  1. January 25, 2017

    Judge Clarifies Order For Tribe In Wash. County Tax Row

    A federal judge issued a brief clarification Tuesday in response to the Tulalip Tribes' request for confirmation that an order, which largely ruled against the state of Washington and Snohomish County in a dispute over taxes on reservation lands, did not weigh the balance of federal, tribal and state interests.

  2. January 20, 2017

    Tribe Seeks Clarity On Order In Wash., County Tax Row

    The Tulalip Tribes on Thursday asked a Washington federal judge to clarify her order that largely ruled against the state of Washington and Snohomish County in a dispute over taxes on reservation lands, seeking confirmation that the order did not weigh the balance of federal, tribal and state interests.

  3. January 05, 2017

    Wash., County Can't Dodge Tulalip Tribes' Biz Tax Dispute

    A federal judge on Thursday largely rejected the state of Washington and Snohomish County's bid for a quick win in a lawsuit in which the Tulalip Tribes are challenging taxes imposed by the state and county on non-Native American businesses and their patrons at a village on reservation lands.

  4. October 12, 2016

    Feds, Tribe Slam Wash.'s Assertion Of Taxing Power In Village

    The Tulalip Tribes and the federal government on Tuesday blasted the state of Washington and Snohomish County's attempt to have a federal court confirm their authority to levy taxes on commercial transactions in a tribal municipality that do not involve Native Americans.

  5. September 23, 2016

    Wash. Asks Judge To Affirm Taxation In Tulalip Village

    The state of Washington and Snohomish County urged a federal judge Thursday to uphold their assessment of taxes on commercial transactions made in a Tulalip Tribes' municipality that don't involve tribe members, arguing the Tulalip have failed to show the taxes impose a direct burden on them or violate tribal sovereignty. 

  6. September 03, 2015

    State, County Can't Tax Tribal Biz Enterprise, US Tells Court

    State and local authorities in Washington are barred from taxing the Tulalip Tribes' business enterprise under federal law, the U.S. government told a federal court Wednesday, saying doing so interferes with the tribe's ability to be economically self-sufficient.

  7. August 21, 2015

    Feds Need Say In Wash. Tribes' Tax Row, Court Told

    The U.S. government told a Washington federal court Friday it has good reason to weigh in on the Tulalip Tribes' suit accusing state and county authorities of unlawfully taxing tribal business enterprises, saying its interests in the litigation won't be adequately protected absent its intervention.

  8. August 04, 2015

    Feds Want In On Wash. Tribes' Tax Row With State, County

    The federal government sought to intervene and file its own complaint in Washington federal court Tuesday in a suit brought by the Tulalip Tribes accusing state and county authorities of unlawfully collecting tens of millions in taxes on tribal business enterprises, saying the agencies are taking money the tribes need to run their government.

  9. June 15, 2015

    Wash. Tribes Say State, County Can't Tax Their Biz Enterprise

    Several northwest Washington Native American tribes sued state and county taxing authorities in federal court on Friday, accusing the agencies of unlawfully collecting tens of millions in taxes on a tribal business enterprise, precluding them from collecting their own taxes.