Thomas Mitchell, et al., Petitioners v. Tulalip Tribes of Washington

  1. June 10, 2019

    High Court Won't Review Wash. Landowners' Tribal Tax Row

    The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal by nontribal landowners on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington state who asserted that the tribe lacked authority to tax land within its reservation that was not owned by tribe members.  

  2. May 07, 2019

    High Court Urged To Reject Wash. Tribe Excise Tax Challenge

    Nontribal landowners on the Tulalip Reservation cannot challenge a tribal excise tax on real property transfers, the Tulalip Tribes of Washington recently told the U.S. Supreme Court, because the Ninth Circuit has said sovereign immunity barred the suit.