From: Lexology
Federal Appellate Court to Consider Applicability of CCTA to Indian Tribes
A case currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenges the applicability of the federal Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (“CCTA”) to tribal entities. The case is Ho-Chunk, Inc. v. Sessions.
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The trial court ruled in favor of the federal government. The court found that, although the CCTA exempts tribal governments from certain reporting requirements, the CCTA’s recordkeeping requirements are fully applicable to tribal entities.
