Legal Opinion
Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1985No. 83-2161PublishedCited by 479 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case presents the question whether the State of Montana may tax the Blackfeet Tribe’s royalty interests under oil and gas leases issued to non-Indian lessees pursuant to the Indian Mineral Leasing Act of 1938, ch. 198, 52 Stat. 347, 25 U. S. C. § 396a et seq. (1938 Act).
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Appellants Blackfeet Tribe filed this suit m the United States District Court for the District of Montana challenging the application of several Montana taxes1 to the Tribe’s royalty interests in oil and gas produced under leases issued by the Tribe. The leases involved unallotted lands on the Tribe’s reservation and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. Borden Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by479 opinions
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- County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Cobell, Elouise v. Norton, Gale A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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