Legal Opinion
The Squaxin Island Tribe v. The State of Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1986No. 85-3509PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In this case we are asked to decide whether the State of Washington may lawfully regulate and tax tribal liquor sales to non-Indians. The tribes challenge the state’s use of vendor agreements, claiming that the Liquor Control Board lacks authority to control tribal liquor sales.
FACTS
Appellants are four federally recognized Indian tribes in Western Washington. Each tribe enacted a tribal liquor ordinance authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 1161 1 and established a tribal liquor enterprise. The tribes purchased liquor from out-of-state distributors and sold it through…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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