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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 its ruling on July 9 that upheld a lower court decision.
Commission agents directed state troopers to stop tribal trucks and seize $107,000 worth of cigarettes without state tax stamps in May 2009.
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 its ruling on July 9 that upheld a lower court decision.
Commission agents directed state troopers to stop tribal trucks and seize $107,000 worth of cigarettes without state tax stamps in May 2009.
