Tulsa, Oklahoma (AP)
Some tribes that operate casinos in Oklahoma disagree with an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit against a tribe that claims a woman’s injuries were caused when an intoxicated casino patron crashed into her.
By a 7-2 vote during February, the Supreme Court overturned previous rulings by a Pottawatomie County district judge and the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. Both of the lower courts had dismissed the case based on tribal sovereign immunity.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
The state Supreme Court has dismissed an injunction had barred state collection of cigarette taxes from tobacco stores licensed by the Osage Nation.
Justices ruled that a lower court didn’t have jurisdiction to stop the Oklahoma Tax Commission...10-22-2009, 01:54 PM -
By Murray Evans
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
A federal appeals court won’t rehear a lawsuit brought by the Osage Nation in its attempt to exempt its members who live and work in Osage County from state income taxes.
In a three-sentence ruling issued during May,...06-01-2010, 02:39 PM -
Oklahoma City Oklahoma (AP)
A federal appeals court in Denver has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation against the Oklahoma Tax Commission over cigarettes seized by the state.
A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued...07-14-2010, 05:30 PM -
By Rochelle Hines
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
The Osage Nation has filed an appeal of a federal court decision that rejected the tribe’s attempt to exempt members who live and work in Osage County from state income taxes.
The tribe filed the appeal earlier during...08-05-2009, 11:41 AM -
By Sean Murphy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
A Denver-based federal appeals court has ruled a lawsuit can proceed in which the Osage Nation is arguing tribe members who live and work in Osage County are exempt from state income taxes.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of...01-04-2008, 11:05 AM