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1. County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation, No. 90-408, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 5, 1991, Argued , January 14, 1992, Decided ** Together with No. 90-577, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation v. County of Yakima et al., also on certiorari to the same court.

OVERVIEW: The Indian General Allotment Act of 1887 permitted a county ad valorem tax on fee-patented reservation land, but did not allow a county excise tax on sales of such land.

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