CHEROKEE NATION v. UNITED STATES

Citation

270 U.S. 476 (1925)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: William Taft

Justices Participating

• Edward Sanford | voted with the majority or plurality

• George Sutherland | voted with the majority or plurality

• Harlan Stone | voted with the majority or plurality

• James McReynolds | voted with the majority or plurality

• Louis Brandeis | voted with the majority or plurality

• Oliver Holmes | voted with the majority or plurality

• Pierce Butler | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Taft | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Willis Van Devanter | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Claims against the U.S.
• Indian Agents/Administrative law
• Treaties
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

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

Case Cited In

• 390 U.S. 468 (1967), PEORIA TRIBE OF INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA et al. v. UNITED STATES
• 448 U.S. 371 (1979), UNITED STATES v. SIOUX NATION OF INDIANS et al.