United States Backs Washington State In Tax Fight With Tribe

Mealey's (August 21, 2018, 2:16 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 20 set an Oct. 30 argument date for a dispute over whether an 1855 Indian treaty protects a tribe in Washington state from paying state taxes on gasoline it hauls to a reservation, which the United States as amicus curiae answered in the negative on Aug. 16 (Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc., No. 16-1498, U.S. Sup.)....