SupCo tariff ruling could aid Montana tribal argument

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 635

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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An attorney for a group of Blackfeet Nation tribal members who sued the Trump administration over tariffs levied against Canada last year said a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the tariffs helps their own case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Attorney Monica Tranel, representing state Sen. Susan Webber, Jonathan St. Goddard, Rhonda Mountain Chief and David Mountain Chief, said Friday’s decision by the high court “helps our argument because it …

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