Justice Cites McGirt In Dissent Of Cert Denial For Tribal Gaming Device Tax Row

Mealey's (October 19, 2020, 11:27 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 19 declined to take up a taxation dispute in Oklahoma involving a Native American tribe’s gambling machines over the dissent of Justice Clarence Thomas, who said the court is obligated to review the issue after creating “‘significant uncertainty’ about basic government functions” in the state with its decision in the landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. ___ (2020) (Rogers County Board of Tax Roll Corrections, et al. v. Video Gaming Technologies, Inc., No. 19-1298, U.S. Sup.)....