Legal Opinion
Blackfeet Tribe of Indians v. State of Montana, Director of the Montana Department of Revenue, Glacier County, Montana, and Pondera County, Montana
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1984No. 81-3041PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the scope of state authority to tax the proceeds of tribal mineral leases, and requires that we examine a series of congressional enactments regulating the leasing of tribal land for oil and gas production.
Between 1932 and 1968, the Blackfeet Tribe executed 125 leases authorizing the mining of oil and gas on tribal land located within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Approximately 12 of the leases were made under the authority of the Act of February 28, 1891, ch. 383, 26 Stat. 795, as amended by the Act of May 29, 1924, ch. 210, 43 Stat. 244…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bryan v. Itasca CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Posadas v. National City BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- United States v. Bonanno Organized Crime Family of La Cosa NostraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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