Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Montana v. Crow Tribe of Indians
Mont. v. Crow Tribe of Indians, 484 U.S. 997 (1988)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1988-01-11
- Topic
- bankruptcy
How later courts describe this case
- if the state law interferes with the purpose or operation of a federal policy regarding tribal interests, it is preempted
- coal tax imposes economic burden on tribe by increasing costs to coal producers and reducing royalties paid to tribe
- “Even if Montana’s interests are sufficiently legitimate, there is substantial evidence that the coal taxes.are not narrowly tailored to support them.”
Citator
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- 35 opinions
Affirmed on appeal from C. A. 9th Cir.
The Chief Jus