Knight v. National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh

How later courts describe this case

• holding that absent a “definitely expressed exemption” tribes and their members are subject to federal excise taxes
• Court reverses judgment for plaintiff alleging racial discrimination; defendant established that a white applicant was better qualified for the position and that race did not motivate the decision not to promote plaintiff
• delays resulting from pretrial motions are excludable as to all defendants
• "an exclusion applicable to one defendant applies to all codefendants."
• no publicity sought and not a limited public purpose figure
• 61-day delay pending pretrial motions