Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians v. Utah

ELR Citation: ELR 20230
No(s). 03-4274 (10th Cir. Nov 10, 2005)

The court holds that the state of Utah lacks authority to regulate billboard advertising displays erected by a Native American tribe on land held in trust by the federal government. Section 465 of the Indian Reorganization Act—the statute authorizing acquisition of the land—does not violate the ...