UNITED STATES v. NAVAJO NATION

Citation

537 U.S. 488 (2002)

Decision : 6-3

Majority Opinion: Ruth Ginsburg

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

• David Souter | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

• John Stevens | dissent

• Ruth Ginsburg | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Sandra O’Connor | dissent

• Stephen Breyer | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Rehnquist | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Claims against the U.S.
• Indian Agents/Administrative law
• Natural Resources
• Sovereign immunity
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

• 471 U.S. 759 (1984), MONTANA et al. v. BLACKFEET TRIBE OF INDIANS
• 471 U.S. 195 (1984), KERR-MCGEE CORP. v. NAVAJO TRIBE OF INDIANS et al.
• 463 U.S. 206 (1982), UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al.
• 221 U.S. 286 (1910), MARCHIE TIGER v. WESTERN INVESTMENT COMPANY
• 246 U.S. 110 (1917), ANICKER v. GUNSBURG et al., ADMINISTRATORS OF GUNSBURG, et al.
• 445 U.S. 535 (1979), UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al.
• 266 U.S. 226 (1924), SUNDERLAND v. UNITED STATES
• 283 U.S. 691 (1930), CHOTEAU v. BURNET, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Case Cited In

• 556 U.S. 287 (2008), UNITED STATES v. NAVAJO NATION
• 564 U.S. 162 (2010), UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. JICARILLA APACHE NATION