Appeals court rules Yakama Nation can't sue over tobacco tax

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A federal appeals court says the Yakama Indian Nation can't sue to block collection of a federal tax on tobacco products made by a company on the reservation.

The decision was issued Tuesday by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The appeals court vacated a lower court's decision for lack of jurisdiction and remanded the case back to the U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington for dismissal.

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