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State Regulation of Tribal Lands in New York: City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date April 6, 2005
Report Number RS22107
Report Type Report
Authors Nathan Brooks, American Law Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

On March 29, 2005, the Supreme Court issued its decision in City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York , a case with serious implications for the State of New York's ability to regulate tribal lands within New York. A federal appeals court had ruled that the Oneida Indian Nation could, by purchasing former reservation lands illegally alienated from the tribe, reestablish the reservation status of those lands and thereby shield them from state taxation. The Supreme Court reversed this decision, holding that the passage of time between the illegal conveyance and the claim in this case barred the Oneidas' attempt to reassert sovereignty over the land in question.