Legal Opinion
Blackfeet Tribe of Indians v. State of Mont.
District Court, D. Montana
Decided January 6, 1981No. CV-78-61-GFPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HATFIELD, District Judge.
In this action the Blackfeet Tribe of Indians challenge five Montana taxation statutes. The Tribe seeks declaratory relief, with injunctive enforcement, from the state’s statutes. These statutes authorize the state or county to levy and collect taxes from oil and gas production. The parties have filed cross motions for summary judgment, filed appropriate memoranda and the matter is ripe for disposition. Jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1362, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202. For the reasons stated below the taxes challenged herein are valid. There…
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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