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The Long Family Land and Cattle Company wants the tribe to collect taxes from the bank."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 45-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 45-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 7-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 7-31"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 14, 2008."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 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if regulatory authority exceeds adjudicatory authority."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 49-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 49-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 29-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 29-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official 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It determines whether tribes can enforce tax laws against outside entities. The outcome shapes the balance of power between tribal and state governments."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 45-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 45-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 7-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 7-31"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 49-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 49-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 29-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 29-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 35-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 45-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 45-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 35-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 35-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 11-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 11-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 37-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 37-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 15-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 15-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 3-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 3-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 37-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 37-43"}]}],"slug":"2007-07-411-plains-commerce-bank-v-long-family-land-cattle-co","term":"2007","title":"Can a tribe tax a nonmember bank on reservation land?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 45-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 45-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 7-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/07-411.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 7-31"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}