UNITED STATES v. MOTTAZ
Citation
476 U.S. 834 (1985)
Decision : 9-0
Majority Opinion: Harry Blackmun
Justices Participating
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Byron White | voted with the majority or plurality
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Harry Blackmun | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion
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John Stevens | voted with the majority or plurality
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Lewis Powell | voted with the majority or plurality
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Sandra O’Connor | voted with the majority or plurality
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Thurgood Marshall | voted with the majority or plurality
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Warren Burger | voted with the majority or plurality
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William Rehnquist | voted with the majority or plurality
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William Brennan | voted with the majority or plurality
Categories
- Claims against the U.S.
- Indian Agents/Administrative law
- Laches (statute of limitations)
- Land/allotment/grants of land
- Sovereign immunity
- Wardship/Trust
Cited Cases
- 463 U.S. 206 (1982), UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al.
- 259 U.S. 129 (1921), EWERT v. BLUEJACKET, A WIDOW, et al.
- 406 U.S. 128 (1971), AFFILIATED UTE CITIZENS OF UTAH et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
- 202 U.S. 473 (1905), NAGANAB v. HITCHCOCK
- 322 U.S. 419 (1943), ARENAS v. UNITED STATES
- 445 U.S. 535 (1979), UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al.
- 470 U.S. 226 (1984), COUNTY OF ONEIDA, NEW YORK, et al. v. ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK STATE et al.
Case Cited In
- 567 U.S. 209 (2011), MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS v. PATCHAK