THE CREEK NATION v. UNITED STATES

Citation

302 U.S. 620 (1937)

Decision : 8-0

Justices Participating

• Charles Hughes | voted with majority or plurality

• James McReynolds | voted with majority or plurality

• Louis Brandeis | voted with majority or plurality

• George Sutherland | voted with majority or plurality

• Pierce Butler | voted with majority or plurality

• Harlan Stone | voted with majority or plurality

• Owen Roberts | voted with majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Benjamin Cardozo | did not vote

• Hugo Black | voted with majority or plurality

Categories

• Claims against the U.S.
• Indian Country
• Land/allotment/grants of land

Cited Cases

• 295 U.S. 103 (1934), UNITED STATES v. CREEK NATION