Lac Courte Oreilles Band of L, et al v. Tony Evers, et al

  1. August 16, 2022

    Wis. Can't Tax Reacquired Tribal Land, 7th Circ. Rules

    The Seventh Circuit has reversed a Wisconsin federal judge's ruling allowing the state to tax lands of four Chippewa tribes that have been reacquired by tribe members, saying the tribes retain a treaty-based right not to pay taxes on those lands and the state didn't overcome the "sanctity" of tribal tax immunity under U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  2. July 22, 2022

    Wis. Buttresses Bid For Tax Authority On Native Land

    Wisconsin has sought to bolster its argument for taxing certain land on Native reservations, telling the Seventh Circuit that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision extending state criminal jurisdiction to tribal land also expands its authority over civil matters in those places.

  3. November 08, 2021

    Tribes Tell 7th Circ. Land Can't Be Taxed Without Feds' OK

    Four Chippewa tribes argued to a Seventh Circuit panel on Monday that their reservation lands can't be taxed by the state of Wisconsin even if it's been previously sold to non-Indians, absent explicit authorization from the federal government.

  4. September 27, 2021

    Tribes Urge 7th Circ. To Find Land Sales Don't Nix Tax Break

    Four Chippewa tribes asserted to the Seventh Circuit that a federal judge incorrectly interpreted a treaty and common law in finding that reservation lands can be subject to property taxes by Wisconsin once the land is sold to non-Indians.

  5. July 12, 2021

    Chippewa Tribes Ask 7th Circ. To Undo Reservation Tax Ruling

    Four Chippewa tribes have urged the Seventh Circuit to overturn a decision that their reservation lands can be taxed by Wisconsin once they're sold to non-Indians, arguing that their treaty's guarantee of a permanent homeland means those lands can't be taxed unless Congress clearly says so.