ALASKA v. NATIVE VILLAGE OF VENETIE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT et al.

Citation

522 U.S. 520 (1997)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: Clarence Thomas

Justices Participating

• Anthony Kennedy | voted with the majority or plurality

• Antonin Scalia | voted with the majority or plurality

• Clarence Thomas | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• David Souter | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Stevens | voted with the majority or plurality

• Ruth Ginsburg | voted with the majority or plurality

• Sandra O’Connor | voted with the majority or plurality

• Stephen Breyer | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Rehnquist | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Alaska
• Indian Agents/Administrative law
• Indian Country
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Plenary Power
• Taxes
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

• 271 U.S. 432 (1925), UNITED STATES v. CANDELARIA et al.
• 31 U.S. 515 (1832), SAMUEL A. WORCESTER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE STATE OF GEORGIA
• 510 U.S. 399 (1993), ROBERT HAGEN v. UTAH
• 232 U.S. 442 (1913), UNITED STATES v. PELICAN
• 228 U.S. 243 (1912), DONNELLY v. UNITED STATES
• 302 U.S. 535 (1937), UNITED STATES v. MCGOWAN et al.
• 30 U.S. 1 (1831), THE CHEROKEE NATION VS. THE STATE OF GEORGIA
• 420 U.S. 425 (1974), DECOTEAU, NATURAL MOTHER AND NEXT FRIEND OF FEATHER et al. v. DISTRICT COUNTY COURT FOR THE TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
• 231 U.S. 28 (1913), UNITED STATES v. SANDOVAL

Case Cited In

• 528 U.S. 495 (1999), HAROLD F. RICE v. BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO, GOVERNOR OF HAWAII