High Court Permits Split Argument In Washington State’s Tax Fight With Tribe

Mealey's (October 9, 2018, 1:02 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A motion by the United States to participate in U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in 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 was granted Oct. 9 by the high court (Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc., No. 16-1498, U.S. Sup.)....