Legal Opinion
King Mountain Tobacco Co. v. Robert McKenna
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 26, 2014No. 13-35360PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHRISTEN, Circuit Judge:
King Mountain Tobacco Company and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation (collectively “Appellants”) sued the Attorney General of the State of Washington for declaratory and injunctive relief from Washington’s escrow statute, Wash. Rev.Code §§ 70.157.005-70.157.030 (2013). The escrow statute requires King Mountain to place money into escrow to reimburse the State for health care costs related to the use of tobacco products. The amount placed in escrow is based on the number of cigarette sales made that are subject to state cigarette taxes.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife v. Klamath Indian TribeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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