UNITED STATES v. POWERS et al.

Citation

305 U.S. 527 (1938)

Decision : 7-0

Majority Opinion: James McReynolds

Justices Participating

• Charles Hughes | voted with the majority or plurality

• Harlan Stone | voted with the majority or plurality

• Hugo Black | voted with the majority or plurality

• James McReynolds | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Louis Brandeis | voted with the majority or plurality

• Owen Roberts | voted with the majority or plurality

• Pierce Butler | voted with the majority or plurality

• Stanley Reed | other

Categories

• Indian Agents/Administrative law
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Natural Resources
• Treaties
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

• 207 U.S. 564 (1907), WINTERS v. THE UNITED STATES

Case Cited In

• 373 U.S. 546 (1962), ARIZONA v. CALIFORNIA et al.
• 443 U.S. 658 (1978), WASHINGTON et al. v. WASHINGTON STATE COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL ASSOCIATION et al.
• 463 U.S. 545 (1982), ARIZONA et al. v. SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE OF ARIZONA et al.