1、1 U.S. Const., Art. I, 8, cl. 3.2 Montana v. Blackfeet Nation of Indian Tribes, 451 U.S. 759, 764 (1985).3 See, e.g., County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakima Indian Nation, 502U.S. 251, 258 (1992).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceiv
2、ed through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22107April 6, 2005State Regulation of Tribal Lands in New York:City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of NewYorkname redactedLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryOn March 29, 2005, the Supreme Court issued its decision in City of Sherrill v.Oneida Indi
3、an Nation of New York, a case with serious implications for the State ofNew Yorks ability to regulate tribal lands within New York. A federal appeals courthad ruled that the Oneida Indian Nation could, by purchasing former reservation landsillegally alienated from the tribe, reestablish the reservat
4、ion status of those lands andthereby 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 thiscase barred the Oneidas attempt to reassert sovereignty over the land in question.BackgroundThe relation
