Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico
1989 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico, 490 U.S. 163 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court case that decided states may impose taxes on non-tribal commercial activity that takes place on tribal land.[1][2]
Quick Facts Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico, Argued November 30, 1988 Decided April 25, 1989 ...
Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico | |
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Argued November 30, 1988 Decided April 25, 1989 | |
Full case name | Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico |
Citations | 490 U.S. 163 (more) 109 S. Ct. 1698; 104 L. Ed. 2d 209 |
Case history | |
Prior | Cotton Petroleum v. State, 106 N.M. 517, 745 P.2d 1170 (N.M. Ct. App. 1987) |
Holding | |
There is no "proportionality requirement" for the amount collected from tribes to be equitable to the services rendered by the government. Further, current case law allows states can impose non-discriminatory taxes on non-Tribal entities that do business with tribes, but Congress may offer immunity if it chooses. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Rehnquist, White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy |
Dissent | Blackmun, joined by Brennan, Marshall |
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