UNITED STATES v. CHEROKEE NATION

Citation

202 U.S. 101 (1905)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: Melville Fuller

Justices Participating

• David Brewer | voted with the majority or plurality

• Edward White | voted with the majority or plurality

• Henry Brown | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Harlan | voted with the majority or plurality

• Joseph McKenna | voted with the majority or plurality

• Melville Fuller | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Oliver Holmes | voted with the majority or plurality

• Rufus Peckham | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Day | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Claims against the U.S.
• Jurisdiction (other)
• Treaties
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

• 148 U.S. 427 (1892), UNITED STATES v. OLD SETTLERS.

Case Cited In

• 220 U.S. 83 (1910), MATTER OF EASTERN CHEROKEES, PETITIONERS
• 270 U.S. 476 (1925), CHEROKEE NATION v. UNITED STATES
• 448 U.S. 371 (1979), UNITED STATES v. SIOUX NATION OF INDIANS et al.