Supreme Court deadlocks in closely-watched tribal jurisdiction case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday failed to come to a majority in Dollar General Corporation v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a closely-watched tribal jurisdiction case.

By a 4-4 vote, the justices upheld a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that sided with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The tie means Dollar General, a publicly-traded company that reported $18.9 billion in net sales in 2014, must answer to a lawsuit filed in the tribe's court.

"The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court," the anti-climactic ruling stated.

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