YELLEN v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION

Citation

594 U.S. 338 (2020)

Decision : 6-3

Justices Participating

• John Roberts | voted with majority or plurality

• Clarence Thomas | dissent

• Stephen Breyer | voted with majority or plurality

• Samuel Alito | voted with majority or plurality

• Sonia Sotomayor | voted with majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Elena Kagan | dissent

• Neil Gorsuch | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

• Brett Kavanaugh | voted with majority or plurality

• Amy Barrett | voted with majority or plurality

Categories

• Alaska
• Canons of Construction
• Domestic Dependent Nations
• Indian Agents/Administrative law
• Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
• Indianness/Identity
• Plenary Power
• Termination

Cited Cases

• 577 U.S. 250 (2015), MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF WISCONSIN v. UNITED STATES
• 391 U.S. 404 (1967), MENOMINEE TRIBE OF INDIANS v. UNITED STATES
• 534 U.S. 84 (2001), CHICKASAW NATION v. UNITED STATES
• 369 U.S. 45 (1961), METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY, ANNETTE ISLANDS RESERVE, v. EGAN, GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, et al.
• 522 U.S. 520 (1997), ALASKA v. NATIVE VILLAGE OF VENETIE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT et al.