HILARY HALBERT, JR., et al. v. UNITED STATES

Citation

283 U.S. 753 (1930)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: Willis Van Devanter

Justices Participating

• Charles Hughes | 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

• Owen Roberts | voted with the majority or plurality

• Oliver Holmes | voted with the majority or plurality

• Pierce Butler | voted with the majority or plurality

• Willis Van Devanter | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

Categories

• American Citizenship
• Claims against the U.S.
• Indian Agents/Administrative law
• Indianness/Identity
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Treaties
• Tribal citizenship

Cited Cases

• 194 U.S. 401 (1903), HY-YU-TSE-MIL-KIN v. SMITH
• 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

Case Cited In

• 463 U.S. 206 (1982), UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al.