MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS v. HOLYFIELD et al.
Citation
490 U.S. 30 (1988)
Decision : 6-3
Majority Opinion: William Brennan
Justices Participating
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Anthony Kennedy | dissent
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Anthony Kennedy | dissent
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Antonin Scalia | voted with the majority or plurality
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Antonin Scalia | voted with the majority or plurality
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Byron White | voted with the majority or plurality
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Byron White | voted with the majority or plurality
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Harry Blackmun | voted with the majority or plurality
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Harry Blackmun | voted with the majority or plurality
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John Stevens | dissent , justice wrote an opinion
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John Stevens | dissent , justice wrote an opinion
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Sandra O’Connor | 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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Thurgood Marshall | voted with the majority or plurality
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William Rehnquist | dissent
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William Rehnquist | dissent
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William Brennan | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion
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William Brennan | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion
Categories
- Indian Child Welfare Act
- Jurisdiction (other)
- Plenary Power
- States/Authority of states
- Tribal citizenship
- Tribal courts
Cited Cases
- 145 U.S. 317 (1891), FELIX v. PATRICK
- 411 U.S. 164 (1972), MCCLANAHAN v. ARIZONA STATE TAX COMMISSION
- 424 U.S. 382 (1975), FISHER v. DISTRICT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ROSEBUD
- 437 U.S. 634 (1977), UNITED STATES v. JOHN et al.
- 358 U.S. 217 (1958), WILLIAMS et ux. v. LEE, DOING BUSINESS AS GANADO TRADING POST
Case Cited In
- 538 U.S. 701 (2002), INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, et al. v. PAIUTE-SHOSHONE INDIANS OF THE BISHOP COMMUNITY OF THE BISHOP COLONY et al.
- 570 U.S. 637
(2012), ADOPTIVE COUPLE v. BABY GIRL
S. 701](/cases/2002-054.html) (2002), INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, et al. v. PAIUTE-SHOSHONE INDIANS OF THE BISHOP COMMUNITY OF THE BISHOP COLONY et al. - 570 U.S. 637 (2012), ADOPTIVE COUPLE v. BABY GIRL