Legal Opinion
Gila River Indian Community v. Waddell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1996No. 94-16972PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a state is preempted from imposing a sales tax on entertainment events which take place on an Indian reservation.
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Gila River Indian Community (“Tribe”) appeals the district court’s summary judgment on remand from this court in favor of Paul Waddell, as Director of the Department of Revenue of the State of Arizona. The Tribe seeks declaratory and injunctive relief from the imposition of a tax on the sale of tickets and concessionary items in connection with sporting and cultural activities held at the Tribe’s Firebird International Raceway Park…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache TribeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by16 opinions
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