Rogers County Board of Tax Roll Corrections v. Video Gaming Technologies Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on October 19, 2020
Issue: Whether a generally applicable state ad valorem
tax, as assessed against personal property owned by a
non-Indian, out-of-state corporate entity and leased to
a tribe for use in its casino operations, is preempted
by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the Supreme Court’s
“particularized inquiry” balancing test from White
Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker, when the tax does not infringe on any federal regulatory purpose contained in the IGRA, the tax does not
interfere with any tribal sovereignty interests and the
tax supports relevant and important government interests, such as law enforcement, schools and health
services.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Mar 03 2020 | Application (19A983) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 16, 2020 to May 15, 2020, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| Mar 06 2020 | Application (19A983) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until May 15, 2020. |
| May 14 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 18, 2020) |
| Jun 01 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 18, 2020 to July 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jun 02 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020. |
| Jun 18 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Tulsa County Assessor John A. Wright filed. |
| Jul 20 2020 | Brief of respondent Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Aug 05 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| Aug 21 2020 | Reply of petitioners Rogers County Board of Tax Roll Corrections, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 05 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020. |
| Oct 13 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020. |
| Oct 19 2020 | Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
