In the latest chapter in years of legal battling, a federal appeals court has rejected arguments by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in a dispute about whether the state should be able to tax electricity used on tribal land.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Friday upheld a lower-court decision that dismissed a lawsuit filed by the tribe against the Florida Department of Revenue. The lawsuit was the second filed since 2012 about whether the tribe should be shielded from state utility taxes, and the second time the appeals court has ruled against the tribe.

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