Years On Court

09/26/1986-02/13/2016

Cases Participated In

  • 481 U.S. 704 (1986) HODEL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. IRVING et al. | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

  • 480 U.S. 9 (1986) IOWA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. v. LAPLANTE et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 480 U.S. 202 (1986) CALIFORNIA et al. v. CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS et al. | dissent

  • 480 U.S. 531 (1986) AMOCO PRODUCTION CO. et al. v. VILLAGE OF GAMBELL et al. | concurrence

  • 480 U.S. 700 (1986) UNITED STATES v. CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 485 U.S. 439 (1987) RICHARD E. LYNG, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, et al. v. NORTHWEST INDIAN CEMETERY PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 485 U.S. 660 (1987) EMPLOYMENT DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF OREGON, et al. v. SMITH | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 490 U.S. 920 (1988) CALIFORNIA et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. | justice participated in an equally divided vote

  • 492 U.S. 408 (1988) PHILIP BRENDALE v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION et al. | dissent

  • 490 U.S. 30 (1988) MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS v. HOLYFIELD et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 490 U.S. 30 (1988) MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS v. HOLYFIELD et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 490 U.S. 30 (1988) MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS v. HOLYFIELD et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 490 U.S. 30 (1988) MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS v. HOLYFIELD et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 489 U.S. 838 (1988) OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. GRAHAM et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 494 U.S. 872 (1989) EMPLOYMENT DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF OREGON, et al. v. SMITH et al. | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 495 U.S. 676 (1989) DURO v. REINA, CHIEF OF POLICE, SALT RIVER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY, et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 498 U.S. 505 (1990) OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. CITIZEN BAND POTAWATOMI INDIAN TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 501 U.S. 775 (1990) EDGAR BLATCHFORD, COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OF ALASKA v. NATIVE VILLAGE OF NOATAK AND CIRCLE VILLAGE | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 502 U.S. 251 (1991) COUNTY OF YAKIMA, et al. v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 503 U.S. 291 (1991) UNITED STATES v. R. L. C. | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

  • 507 U.S. 99 (1992) EMERY L. NEGONSOTT v. HAROLD SAMUELS, WARDEN, et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 508 U.S. 679 (1992) SOUTH DAKOTA v. GREGG BOURLAND, ETC., et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 508 U.S. 182 (1992) MICHAEL E. LINCOLN, ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, et al. v. GROVER VIGIL et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 508 U.S. 114 (1992) OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. SAC AND FOX NATION | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 510 U.S. 399 (1993) ROBERT HAGEN v. UTAH | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 512 U.S. 61 (1993) DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE OF NEW YORK, et al. v. MILHELM ATTEA & BROS., INC., ETC., et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 515 U.S. 450 (1994) OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. CHICKASAW NATION | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 517 U.S. 44 (1995) SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA v. FLORIDA et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 521 U.S. 261 (1996) IDAHO, et al. v. COEUR D’ALENE TRIBE OF IDAHO, ETC., et al. | concurrence

  • 519 U.S. 234 (1996) BRUCE BABBITT, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. v. MARVIN K. YOUPEE, SR., et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 520 U.S. 438 (1996) WILLIAM STRATE, ASSOCIATE TRIBAL JUDGE, TRIBAL COURT OF THE THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES OF THE FORT BERTHOLD INDIAN RESERVATION, et al. v. A-1 CONTRACTORS AND LYLE STOCKERT | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 522 U.S. 329 (1997) SOUTH DAKOTA v. YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 522 U.S. 520 (1997) ALASKA v. NATIVE VILLAGE OF VENETIE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 523 U.S. 751 (1997) KIOWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA v. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 524 U.S. 103 (1997) CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, et al. v. LEECH LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 523 U.S. 696 (1997) MONTANA, et al. v. CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 526 U.S. 172 (1998) MINNESOTA, et al. v. MILLE LACS BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS et al. | dissent

  • 526 U.S. 32 (1998) ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. BLAZE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 526 U.S. 473 (1998) EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY, et al. v. LAURA NEZTSOSIE et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 526 U.S. 865 (1998) AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE CLASS IT REPRESENTS v. SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 528 U.S. 495 (1999) HAROLD F. RICE v. BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO, GOVERNOR OF HAWAII | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 530 U.S. 392 (1999) STATE OF ARIZONA v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 532 U.S. 1 (2000) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS v. KLAMATH WATER USERS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 532 U.S. 411 (2000) C & L ENTERPRISES, INC. v. CITIZEN BAND POTAWATOMI INDIAN TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 533 U.S. 353 (2000) NEVADA, et al. v. FLOYD HICKS, et al. | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 532 U.S. 645 (2000) ATKINSON TRADING COMPANY, INC. v. JOE SHIRLEY, JR., et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 533 U.S. 262 (2000) IDAHO v. UNITED STATES et al. | dissent

  • 534 U.S. 84 (2001) CHICKASAW NATION v. UNITED STATES | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 537 U.S. 488 (2002) UNITED STATES v. NAVAJO NATION | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 537 U.S. 465 (2002) UNITED STATES v. WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE | dissent

  • 538 U.S. 701 (2002) INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, et al. v. PAIUTE-SHOSHONE INDIANS OF THE BISHOP COMMUNITY OF THE BISHOP COLONY et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 541 U.S. 95 (2003) SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT v. MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS et al. | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

  • 541 U.S. 193 (2003) UNITED STATES v. BILLY JO LARA | dissent

  • 543 U.S. 631 (2004) CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA AND SHOSHONE-PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATION v. MICHAEL O. LEAVITT, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al. | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

  • 544 U.S. 197 (2004) CITY OF SHERRILL, NEW YORK v. ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK, et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 546 U.S. 95 (2005) JOAN WAGNON, SECRETARY, KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. PRAIRIE BAND POTAWATOMI NATION | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 554 U.S. 316 (2007) PLAINS COMMERCE BANK v. LONG FAMILY LAND & CATTLE CO. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 555 U.S. 379 (2008) DONALD L. CARCIERI, GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND, et al. v. KEN L. SALAZAR, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 556 U.S. 287 (2008) UNITED STATES v. NAVAJO NATION | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 556 U.S. 163 (2008) HAWAII et al. v. OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 563 U.S. 307 (2010) UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 564 U.S. 162 (2010) UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. JICARILLA APACHE NATION | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 567 U.S. 182 (2011) SALAZAR v. RAMAH NAVAJO CHAPTER | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 567 U.S. 209 (2011) MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS v. PATCHAK | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 570 U.S. 637 (2012) ADOPTIVE COUPLE v. BABY GIRL | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

  • 572 U.S. 782 (2013) MICHIGAN v. BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

  • 577 U.S. 250 (2015) MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF WISCONSIN v. UNITED STATES | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 531 U.S. 1 (2000) STATE OF ARIZONA v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 547 U.S. 150 (2005) STATE OF ARIZONA v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al. | voted with the majority or plurality