McGirt and Castro Huerta have nothing to do with TRUST LAND. They concerns activities of the state inside reservation boundaries (which is not the same as trust land). These are two totally different things. States do not have any civil jurisdiction over trust lands. There is literally nothing the State can do to stop Tesla from selling cars on trust land with a license from an Indian tribe, except go to Congress and get it to pass a new law on the subject.
Actually, I suppose the state could make it a CRIME to purchase a car from a manufacturer in the state and then prosecute non-Indians who buy a Telsa on trust lands. So that would be fun. (edited)
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