Legal Opinion
Quinault Indian Nation v. Grays Harbor County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 8, 2002No. 01-35219PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether Congress’s intention to permit state taxation of Indian land unambiguously encompasses the unique taxation scheme now before us. See Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians, 471 U.S. 759, 765, 105 S.Ct. 2399, 85 L.Ed.2d 753 (1985) (states are permitted to tax Indians “only when Congress has made its intention to [permit such taxation] unmistakably clear”).
In 1998, the Quinault Indian Nation (“Quinault Nation” or “Nation”) purchased approximately 4,500 acres of forest land, most of which was located in Grays Harbor County, Washington…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Cass County v. Leech Lake Band of Chippewa IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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