MATTER OF EASTERN CHEROKEES, PETITIONERS

Citation

220 U.S. 83 (1910)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: Joseph McKenna

Justices Participating

• Charles Hughes | voted with the majority or plurality

• Edward White | voted with the majority or plurality

• Horace Lurton | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Harlan | voted with the majority or plurality

• Joseph McKenna | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Joseph Lamar | voted with the majority or plurality

• Oliver Holmes | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Day | voted with the majority or plurality

• Willis Van Devanter | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Claims against the U.S.
• Laches (statute of limitations)
• Treaties
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

• 202 U.S. 101 (1905), UNITED STATES v. CHEROKEE NATION