MORTON, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. RUIZ ET UX.

Citation

415 U.S. 199 (1973)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: Harry Blackmun

Justices Participating

• Byron White | voted with the majority or plurality

• Harry Blackmun | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Lewis Powell | voted with the majority or plurality

• Potter Stewart | voted with the majority or plurality

• Thurgood Marshall | voted with the majority or plurality

• Warren Burger | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Rehnquist | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Brennan | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Douglas | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

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

Cited Cases

• 351 U.S. 1 (1955), SQUIRE, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. CAPOEMAN ET UX.
• 316 U.S. 286 (1941), SEMINOLE NATION v. UNITED STATES
• 318 U.S. 705 (1942), BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS et al. v. SEBER et al.

Case Cited In

• 417 U.S. 535 (1973), MORTON, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. v. MANCARI et al.
• 420 U.S. 194 (1974), ANTOINE et ux. v. WASHINGTON
• 430 U.S. 584 (1976), ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE v. KNEIP, GOVERNOR OF SOUTH DAKOTA, et al.
• 436 U.S. 49 (1977), SANTA CLARA PUEBLO et al. v. MARTINEZ et al.
• 447 U.S. 134 (1979), WASHINGTON et al. v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION et al.
• 472 U.S. 237 (1984), MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. v. PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA
• 508 U.S. 182 (1992), MICHAEL E. LINCOLN, ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, et al. v. GROVER VIGIL et al.