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Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Khouri et al

  1. August 10, 2018

    Officials Want Police Tactics Kept Secret In Tribal Tax Row

    Michigan officials facing a suit from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community over the state's tax authority urged a district court judge Thursday to overturn a magistrate judge's discovery order, saying the tribe should not be allowed to conduct additional information on law enforcement investigative techniques.

  2. November 17, 2017

    Mich. Tribe Wins Bid To Strengthen Casino Doc Protections

    A federal magistrate judge on Thursday granted the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community's request to strengthen the protective order in its suit against Michigan officials over the state's taxing authority.

  3. November 01, 2017

    Keweenaw Want Extra Secrecy For Casino Docs In Tax Row

    The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, which is currently locked in a suit with Michigan officials over the state's taxing authority, asked a Michigan federal court on Tuesday to strengthen the protective order in the case so that financial information it discloses won't be subject to public release.

  4. October 27, 2017

    Keweenaw Tribe Defends Claims In Tobacco Seizure Case

    The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community asked a Michigan federal judge on Thursday to reject a bid by state officials to kill two claims over the seizure of a tribe-owned truck carrying tobacco products and the resulting prosecution, saying those allegations in a wider case over the state's tax power should stay intact.

  5. July 24, 2017

    Tribe Can't Revive Claims In Mich. Tobacco Tax Challenge

    A Michigan federal judge refused Friday to reconsider his decision nixing some claims asserted by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in challenging state authorities taxing tribal tobacco products, reaffirming the legitimate reach of state tobacco taxes into "ceded" tribal land.

  6. July 17, 2017

    Tribe Urges Judge To Rethink Order In Tobacco Tax Challenge

    The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is asking a Michigan federal judge to rethink his earlier ruling in favor of state tax authorities over claims involving tribal tobacco products, knocking his interpretation of a circuit court precedent.

  7. July 03, 2017

    Mich. Tribe Loses Some Claims In Tobacco Tax Challenge

    The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has lost out on some of its claims against Michigan tax authorities after a federal judge ruled that the state's seizures of and tax levies on tobacco products fell in line with prior court rulings.

  8. December 01, 2016

    Mich. Officials Blast Claims In Tribe's Tobacco Tax Suit

    Michigan state officials told a federal judge on Wednesday that issues brought in a suit from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community alleging they unlawfully levied taxes on the community and seized its property have already been litigated in a separate case, saying that two courts have held the state is allowed to impose the tax at issue.

  9. May 23, 2016

    Mich. Tribe Sues State Over Taxes, Tobacco Raids

    The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on Friday hit state officials with a lawsuit in Michigan federal court, accusing the state of levying taxes in violation of federal and state laws, unlawfully seizing its property and infringing on its sovereign immunity.

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