U.S. Supreme Court could decide whether some tribal members pay state income taxes

By Dale Denwalt / USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

Summary:

– Alicia Stroble , a Muscogee (Creek) citizen, challenges Oklahoma income tax.

– Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected her claim; case now moves to U.S. Supreme Court .

– Ruling could affect tribal sovereignty , state revenue and tax rules for reservations.

The legal fight over tribal sovereignty inside Oklahoma has once again reached the U.S . Supreme Court .

Five years ago, the court ‘s landmark McGirt ruling recognized that some treaty-approved tribal reservations still exist, at least with regard to criminal law. Now, a tribal citizen is asking the nation’s highest court to recognize that because she lives and works inside the reservation, she shouldn’t have to pay the state