Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 23-89, (1989)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided August 2, 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN F. TRUBY, District Attorney Sauk County
You have asked for guidance with respect to state, county and tribal authority to regulate traffic in housing projects that have been built and are maintained by the Winnebago Tribe. I assume that these housing projects are located on land within Sauk County that was purchased by the federal government in trust for the Winnebago Tribe. In 71 OP. Att'y Gen. 82, 85 (1982), it is noted that land held in trust for Indians by the federal government has the same legal status as reservation lands. Thus, any federal and state laws that are applicable to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. BrackerSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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