In Re Decora’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The Ho-Chunk Nation’s sovereignty and the federal interest in tribal self-governance would preempt any attempt by the lien creditor to rely on Wisconsin courts and state law to impose a different result.... The tribal interest in regulating distribution of tribal assets to tribal members is a type of internal regulation within tribal sovereignty upon which state law is usually not permitted to intrude.... HCC § 5 also implicates rights of non-Indian creditors, so assessing whether state law can alter tribal law requires balancing of the federal and tribal interests in tribal sovereignty and self-governance with state interest in enforcing its laws .... the Nation’s interest in controlling the distribution of its revenue far outweighs Wisconsin’s interest in enforcing its commercial code. The right of the Nation to distribute its own assets as it sees fit is central to self-governance; Wisconsin’s interest in uniform treatment of creditors is minimal by comparison.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Fess

2. “Per Capita Distributions shall be made, when and as determined or declared in accordance with Per Capita Distribution Ordinance and any and all other applicable laws of the Nation, out of assets and earnings of the Nation, and such assets and earnings shall retain their character as property of the Nation until Payment of Per Capita Shares is actually made therefrom.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Fess