UNITED STATES v. ROWELL et al.

Citation

243 U.S. 464 (1916)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: Willis Van Devanter

Justices Participating

• Edward White | voted with the majority or plurality

• James McReynolds | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Clarke | voted with the majority or plurality

• Joseph McKenna | voted with the majority or plurality

• Louis Brandeis | voted with the majority or plurality

• Mahlon Pitney | 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 , justice wrote an opinion

Categories

• Indian Agents/Administrative law
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Plenary Power
• Tribal citizenship
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

• 148 U.S. 427 (1892), UNITED STATES v. OLD SETTLERS.
• 224 U.S. 640 (1911), GRITTS v. FISHER, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, AND MACVEAGH, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
• 235 U.S. 441 (1914), SIZEMORE v. BRADY
• 187 U.S. 294 (1902), CHEROKEE NATION v. HITCHCOCK
• 174 U.S. 445 (1898), STEPHENS v. CHEROKEE NATION.
• 224 U.S. 665 (1911), CHOATE v. TRAPP, SECRETARY OF THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF OKLAHOMA
• 187 U.S. 553 (1902), LONE WOLF v. HITCHCOCK

Case Cited In

• 253 U.S. 442 (1919), NADEAU et al. v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
• 425 U.S. 649 (1975), NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBE v. HOLLOWBREAST et al.