SEMINOLE NATION v. UNITED STATES

Citation

316 U.S. 310 (1941)

Decision : 7-1

Majority Opinion: Francis Murphy

Justices Participating

• Felix Frankfurter | voted with the majority or plurality

• Francis Murphy | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Harlan Stone | voted with the majority or plurality

• Hugo Black | voted with the majority or plurality

• James Byrnes | voted with the majority or plurality

• Owen Roberts | voted with the majority or plurality

• Robert Jackson | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

• Stanley Reed | other

• William Douglas | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Claims against the U.S.
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Treaties
• Wardship/Trust