A federal judge says members of the Osage Nation who live and work in Osage County are not exempt from Oklahoma state income taxes.
The tribe claimed the entire county as Indian Country. But "Congress and the courts have repeatedly recognized there are no reservations in Oklahoma," Judge James Payne said in a decision on Friday.
The ruling does not appear to affect tribal members who live and work on trust land within the county. The state did not contest exemptions for those tribal members.
The 10th Circuit Court of
Appeals previously ruled that the tribe could proceed with the lawsuit over the state's claim of sovereign immunity.
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10th Circuit Decision:
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