Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises, Petitioner v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al.

  1. February 22, 2022

    Justices Won't Hear Tribal Challenge To Calif. Cigarette Tax

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it won't consider a Native American tobacco company's suit challenging California taxes on intertribal cigarette sales, letting stand a Ninth Circuit decision finding the business isn't a tribe that can sue over the liabilities.

  2. January 21, 2022

    Calif. Tribal Co. Urges Justices To Upend 9th Circ. Tax Ruling

    A Big Sandy Rancheria Band of West Mono Indians company has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its bid to challenge California's tax on intertribal cigarette sales, saying the company has the status of a federally recognized tribe and Congress meant for tribes to be able to sue over taxes preempted by federal laws.

  3. January 10, 2022

    Calif. Tells Justices It Has A Right To Tax Tribal Co. Cigarettes

    California should be allowed to tax the intertribal sale of cigarettes, the state told the U.S. Supreme Court Friday, urging the justices not to consider a Native American tobacco company's challenge to a Ninth Circuit finding.

  4. December 07, 2021

    Tribal Coalition Tells High Court Intertribal Trade Is Essential

    A coalition of tribes and Native-owned businesses is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve questions about their sovereign right to engage in intertribal trade, after the Ninth Circuit found a tribal corporation could not challenge state taxes in federal court.

  5. November 12, 2021

    High Court Asked To Again Clarify Status Of Tribal Corps.

    The Big Sandy Rancheria Band of West Mono Indians is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a split caused by the Ninth Circuit over the rights of tribal corporations to challenge state taxation in federal court, as well as the limits of state jurisdiction over transactions between tribe members and nonmembers in Indian Country.