Judge Allows Wisconsin Town, Assessor Back In Tribes’ Property Tax Suit

Mealey's (April 9, 2019, 12:05 PM EDT) -- MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin federal judge on April 4 set aside defaults entered against a town and its tax assessor in an action filed by four Native American tribes seeking to stop the state and several municipalities from collecting property taxes on their reservations, finding that the tribes will not be prejudiced by reversal of the defaults (Lac Courte Oreilles Band, et al. v. Scott Walker, et al., No. 18-cv-992, W.D. Wis., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57868)....