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Case Citations [i] (Spring 2025)

handle is hein.ali/relwamin0025 and id is 1 raw text is: THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE Spring 2025 Citations THE LAW OF AMERICAN INDIANS CHAPTER 1. FEDERAL-TRIBAL RELATIONS FEDERAL-TRIBAL RELATIONSHIP § 4. General Federal Trust Relationship with Indian Tribes and Individual Indians D.Neb.2023. Com. (d) cit. in sup. Wholly owned subsidiaries of a tobacco company that was controlled by the Winnebago Tribe sued state officials, seeking a declaration that defendants could not enforce state tobacco-sale regulations against plaintiffs under the Indian Commerce Clause of the Constitution. This court granted plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment in part, holding that defendants could not enforce the regulations against plaintiffs in connection with their sale of tobacco products on the Winnebago Reservation, because plaintiffs were subsidiaries of a tribal company that was incorporated under the laws of and wholly owned by a federally recognized Native American tribe. Citing Restatement of the Law of American Indians § 4, the court noted that on-reservation businesses run by tribal entities were entitled to some level of federal protection from state interference. HCI Distribution, Inc. v. Hilgers, 670 F.Supp.3d 896, 912. AMERICAN INDIAN TREATY LAW § 5. Treaties with Indian Tribes D.Neb.2023. Com. (c) cit. in sup. Wholly owned subsidiaries of a tobacco company that was controlled by the Winnebago Tribe sued state officials, seeking a declaration that defendants could not enforce state tobacco-sale regulations against plaintiffs under the Indian Commerce Clause of the Constitution. This court granted plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment in part, holding that defendants could not enforce the regulations against plaintiffs in connection with their sale of tobacco products on the Winnebago Reservation, because plaintiffs were subsidiaries of a tribal company that was incorporated under the laws of and wholly owned by a federally recognized Native American tribe. Citing Restatement of the Law of American Indians §§ 5 and 13, the court noted that Native American tribes were imbued with inherent sovereignty, and that, without express federal authorization, a state generally COPYRIGHT 02025 By THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America For earlier citations, see the Appendices, Supplements, or Pocket Parts, if any, that correspond to the subject matter under examination.