Oneida Nation v. Oneida County

Oneida Nation v. Oneida County (1974) was a legal case where the Oneida Nation challenged a local property tax imposed on tribal land held in trust by the federal government. The Supreme Court ruled that because the land was held in trust for the tribe, it was not subject to local property taxes, affirming that Native American tribes have certain sovereign rights to their lands. The decision clarified that federal trust lands are immune from local taxation, reinforcing the special legal status of tribes and their lands in the U.S. legal system.