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NOVEMBER 29, 2000

The Crow Tribe of Montana is still deciding if they will appeal one of their recent cases to the Supreme Court but must do so within the month.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in July ruled that the tribe's utility tax could not be imposed on public utility on the reservation. The court said the land passed out on Indian control through Congressional involvement so the tribe doesn't have the authority to tax the utility.

Meanwhile, another one of their taxation cases may be resolved by another Supreme Court case. The Court this week decided to take on a Navajo Nation taxation dispute and the result may affect the Crow Tribe's own resort tax, which a federal judge struck down in August.

Get the Story:
Court takes tribal resort tax case in N.M (The Billings Gazette 11/29)

Get the Crow Case:
Big Horn v. Adams (9th Circuit. No. 99-35799. July 2000)

Get the Navajo Case:
Atkinson v. Joe, et. al (10th Circuit No. 982247. May 2000)

Related Cases:
Montana v. US (US Sup Ct. 450 US 544. 1981)
Strate v. A-1 Contractors (US Sup Ct. 520 US 438. 1997)
Natl Farmers Union Ins Cos. v. Crow Tribe (US Sup Ct. 471 US 845. 1985)
Montana v. Crow Tribe (US Sup Ct. 000 US 96-1829. 1998)

Relevants Links:
The Crow Court of Appeals - www.littlehorn.com/CCA_Home.htm
The Crow Tribal Council - tlc.wtp.net/crow.htm

Related Stories:
Supreme Court to take on taxation (Tribal Law 11/28)
Crow fate may rest in decision (Tribal Law 11/28)
Crow tax dispute continues (Tribal Law 11/22)
Crow may appeal tax case to Supreme Court (Tribal Law 09/19)
Crow lose another taxation case (Tribal Law 08/10)
The effects of the Crow tax ruling (Tribal Law 07/21)
Court rules against Crow tax (Tribal Law 07/18)