Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. Terwilliger et al

  1. October 22, 2020

    Sioux Tribe Wins Tax Suit For Casino Contractor Work

    A South Dakota federal judge has ruled that the state can't tax contracting work performed by a nontribal company on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe's on-reservation casino, saying the tax is preempted by both the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the Indian Trader Statutes.

  2. July 16, 2018

    SD Can't Collect Excise Tax From Tribe's Casino Renovation

    South Dakota can no longer impose an excise tax on a Native American tribe's casino renovation project, but the tribe cannot sue the state in federal court for a refund of the amount it was already forced to pay, according to a district court ruling Monday.

  3. June 04, 2018

    Tribe Wants SD Kept From Collecting Tax On Contractor

    The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe on Monday urged a South Dakota federal judge to bar the state from collecting an excise tax on a contractor working on a tribal casino while the tribe's tax dispute with state officials plays out in court.

  4. May 21, 2018

    SD Shouldn't Get Quick Win Over Excise Tax, Tribe Argues

    Federal Native American law precludes a state excise tax on contractors working on an Indian casino, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe said in a recent reply brief, asking a federal court to reject South Dakota's arguments in its tax dispute.  

  5. April 30, 2018

    Tribe Claims Casino Expansion Exempt From SD Excise Taxes

    Federal law preempts South Dakota from enforcing an excise tax on a contractor expanding an American Indian casino, a Native American tribe argued in a brief filed Friday in federal district court, opposing the state's motion for summary judgment.

  6. April 24, 2017

    SD Tribe Says It Doesn't Owe Contractor Tax To State

    The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe hit the governor of South Dakota and two other state officials with a complaint in federal court Friday, alleging that the state is illegally imposing a tax on construction work for an expansion of the tribe’s on-reservation casino.