ROFF v. BURNEY

Citation

168 U.S. 218 (1897)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: David Brewer

Justices Participating

• David Brewer | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Edward White | voted with the majority or plurality

• George Shiras | voted with the majority or plurality

• Henry Brown | voted with the majority or plurality

• Horace Gray | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Harlan | voted with the majority or plurality

• Melville Fuller | voted with the majority or plurality

• Rufus Peckham | voted with the majority or plurality

• Stephen Field | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• American Citizenship
• Domestic Dependent Nations
• Indianness/Identity
• Jurisdiction (other)
• Plenary Power
• Tribal citizenship
• Tribal courts

Cited Cases

• 45 U.S. 567 (1846), THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS, v. WILLIAM S. ROGERS
• 31 U.S. 515 (1832), SAMUEL A. WORCESTER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE STATE OF GEORGIA
• 30 U.S. 1 (1831), THE CHEROKEE NATION VS. THE STATE OF GEORGIA
• 135 U.S. 641 (1889), CHEROKEE NATION v. SOUTHERN KANSAS RAILWAY COMPANY
• 119 U.S. 1 (1886), CHOCTAW NATION v. UNITED STATES
• 118 U.S. 375 (1885), UNITED STATES v. KAGAMA & ANOTHER, INDIANS
• 130 U.S. 343 (1888), GON-SHAY-EE, PETITIONER

Case Cited In

• 435 U.S. 313 (1977), UNITED STATES v. WHEELER
• 436 U.S. 49 (1977), SANTA CLARA PUEBLO et al. v. MARTINEZ et al.
• 455 U.S. 130 (1981), MERRION et al., DBA MERRION & BAYLESS, et al. v. JICARILLA APACHE TRIBE et al.