UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al.

Citation

445 U.S. 535 (1979)

Decision : 5-3

Majority Opinion: Thurgood Marshall

Justices Participating

• Byron White | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

• Harry Blackmun | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Stevens | dissent

• Lewis Powell | voted with the majority or plurality

• Potter Stewart | voted with the majority or plurality

• Thurgood Marshall | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Warren Burger | other

• William Rehnquist | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Brennan | dissent

Categories

• Claims against the U.S.
• Indian Agents/Administrative law
• Indian Claims Commission
• Jurisdiction (other)
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Natural Resources
• Plenary Power
• Sovereign immunity
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

• 295 U.S. 103 (1934), UNITED STATES v. CREEK NATION
• 86 U.S. 591 (1873), UNITED STATES v. COOK
• 186 U.S. 279 (1901), PINE RIVER LOGGING COMPANY v. UNITED STATES
• 264 U.S. 446 (1923), UNITED STATES v. PAYNE
• 412 U.S. 391 (1972), UNITED STATES v. MASON, ADMINISTRATOR, et al.
• 351 U.S. 1 (1955), SQUIRE, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. CAPOEMAN ET UX.
• 412 U.S. 481 (1972), MATTZ v. ARNETT, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
• 30 U.S. 1 (1831), THE CHEROKEE NATION VS. THE STATE OF GEORGIA
• 417 U.S. 535 (1973), MORTON, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. v. MANCARI et al.
• 118 U.S. 375 (1885), UNITED STATES v. KAGAMA & ANOTHER, INDIANS

Case Cited In

• 448 U.S. 136 (1979), WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE et al. v. BRACKER et al.
• 463 U.S. 206 (1982), UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al.
• 476 U.S. 834 (1985), UNITED STATES v. MOTTAZ
• 502 U.S. 251 (1991), COUNTY OF YAKIMA, et al. v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION
• 537 U.S. 465 (2002), UNITED STATES v. WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE
• 537 U.S. 488 (2002), UNITED STATES v. NAVAJO NATION
• 556 U.S. 287 (2008), UNITED STATES v. NAVAJO NATION
• 564 U.S. 162 (2010), UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. JICARILLA APACHE NATION