May 5, 2017 Comments Off on Indian land case may be headed for Supreme Court
A federal judge has refused to declare that land now owned by the Cayuga Indian Nation in Seneca County does not constitute a reservation, which prevents the county from collecting property taxes. The Cayugas have refused to pay taxes on ...
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Read More »August 3, 2014 Comments Off on Seneca County can’t foreclose on tribal lands
Seneca County can levy property taxes on land owned by the Cayuga Indian Nation, but has no legal means of collecting them. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday agreed the tribe has federal sovereign immunity ...
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Read More »October 30, 2013 Comments Off on Schumer wants meeting on land issue
Sen. Charles E. Schumer is pushing for a meeting in Washington for officials from Seneca and Cayuga counties to on the status of a the Cayuga Indian Nation’s land-into-trust application. The nation’s application to have about 125 acres in the ...
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Read More »August 21, 2012 Comments Off on Seneca Co. can’t foreclose on Indian property
Seneca County cannot foreclose on tax-delinquent properties owned by the Cayuga Indian Nation. U.S. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa on Monday granted a preliminary injunction to the Cayuga nation, saying it had demonstrated the foreclosure actions are barred from ...
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Read More »October 24, 2011 Comments Off on Troopers: Layoffs trigger crash into tribal office
SENECA FALLS — State police and a lawyer say a series of layoffs and a leadership dispute may have triggered a truck crash and break-in at the Cayuga Indian Nation’s office building in Seneca Falls. Troopers charged 24-year-old Elijah Jimerson of Seneca Falls ...
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Read More »August 23, 2011 Comments Off on Feds back Cayuga Indian Nation leadership change
After a nearly three-month feud, the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is backing a change in leadership of the Cayuga Indian Nation in central New York.
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Read More »May 6, 2011 Comments Off on Court reserves decision in Indian tax case
The wait continues. A federal judge Thursday reserved decision in a request by the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York to stop Seneca County from foreclosing on some of its properties.
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Read More »January 13, 2011 Comments Off on Cayuga Nation foreclosure hearing postponed
A hearing is being rescheduled in a federal case being brought by the Cayuga Indian Nation against Seneca County. The hearing, seeking an injunction to stop the county from foreclosing on Nation properties ...
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Read More »January 5, 2011 Comments Off on Indian land disputes could return to fed court
A new legal battle between two Finger Lakes counties and the Cayuga Indian Nation appears headed to federal court. Attorney Daniel J. French, who represents the Nation, said if the counties proceed with threatened foreclosures on Nation-owned property ...
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Read More »October 15, 2010 Comments Off on Federal judge continues ban on Indian cig tax
BUFFALO — Rulings by two federal judges will continue to prevent the state from collecting taxes on some Indian cigarette sales while tribes continue their legal fight against an issue that has caused tension for decades.
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Read More »October 5, 2010 Comments Off on High Court will not hear Seneca/Cayuga case
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by Seneca and Cayuga counties to hear a case involving a tax dispute with the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York.
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Read More »September 10, 2010 Comments Off on NY court holds off ruling on Indian cigarette tax
A New York appeals court has held off deciding whether to extend or lift an order blocking the state from collecting taxes on cigarettes sold by Native American stores to non-Indian customers.
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