9th Circuit Denies Tribe’s Challenge To ATF Action Over Remote Cigarette Sales

( May 11, 2026, 12:50 PM EDT) -- EL CENTRO, Calif. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and other agencies and officials, ruling that ATF did not improperly deem a Native American tribe noncompliant based on its alleged violations of California tax laws by making remote cigarette sales to other tribes....