No Jurisdiction To Hear Choctaw Couple’s Oklahoma Taxation Suit, Judge Rules

(February 7, 2023, 8:52 AM EST) -- MUSKOGEE, Okla. — A Choctaw Nation couple cannot pursue federal claims against the Oklahoma Tax Commission based on their argument that the landmark jurisdiction ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma prevents the state from assessing taxes against them on the tribe’s reservation because the claims are barred by the Tax Injunction Act, a U.S. judge in Oklahoma held in dismissing the couple’s suit....