UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE v. LUNDGREN

Citation

584 U.S. 554 (2017)

Decision : 7-2

Majority Opinion: Neil Gorsuch

Justices Participating

• Anthony Kennedy | concurrence

• Clarence Thomas | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

• Elena Kagan | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Roberts | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

• Neil Gorsuch | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Ruth Ginsburg | voted with the majority or plurality

• Samuel Alito | dissent

• Stephen Breyer | voted with the majority or plurality

• Sonia Sotomayor | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Depredations/Individual Claims Against Tribal Nations
• Domestic Dependent Nations
• Jurisdiction (other)
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Sovereign immunity

Cited Cases

• 502 U.S. 251 (1991), COUNTY OF YAKIMA, et al. v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION
• 197 U.S. 488 (1904), MATTER OF HEFF
• 425 U.S. 463 (1975), MOE, SHERIFF, et al. v. CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION et al.
• 30 U.S. 1 (1831), THE CHEROKEE NATION VS. THE STATE OF GEORGIA
• 443 U.S. 658 (1978), WASHINGTON et al. v. WASHINGTON STATE COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL ASSOCIATION et al.
• 435 U.S. 313 (1977), UNITED STATES v. WHEELER
• 436 U.S. 49 (1977), SANTA CLARA PUEBLO et al. v. MARTINEZ et al.