UNITED STATES v. NAVAJO NATION

Citation

537 U.S. 488

Decision : 6-3

Majority Opinion: Ruth Ginsburg

Justices Participating

• Anthony Kennedy | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• Antonin Scalia | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• Clarence Thomas | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• David Souter | dissent , justice wrote an opinion
• John Stevens | dissent , justice wrote no opinion
• Ruth Ginsburg | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion
• Sandra O’Connor | dissent , justice wrote no opinion
• Stephen Breyer | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• William Rehnquist | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion

Categories

* Indian Agents/Administrative law

Subopinions

Subopinion 1

Subopinion 2

Subopinion 3

Cited Cases

• 471 U.S. 759

• 471 U.S. 195

• 463 U.S. 206

• 537 U.S. 488

• 221 U.S. 286

• 246 U.S. 110

• 445 U.S. 535

• 266 U.S. 226

• 283 U.S. 691

Case Cited In

• 537 U.S. 488 UNITED STATES v. NAVAJO NATION, 2002
• 556 U.S. 287 UNITED STATES v. NAVAJO NATION, 2008
• 564 U.S. 162 UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. JICARILLA APACHE NATION, 2010