Years On Court

08/03/1994-06/30/2022

Cases Participated In

  • 515 U.S. 450 (1994) OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. CHICKASAW NATION | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

  • 517 U.S. 44 (1995) SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA v. FLORIDA et al. | dissent

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

  • 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. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 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. | other

  • 528 U.S. 495 (1999) HAROLD F. RICE v. BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO, GOVERNOR OF HAWAII | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

  • 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. | concurrence

  • 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. | voted with the majority or plurality

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

  • 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 | concurrence

  • 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. | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 541 U.S. 193 (2003) UNITED STATES v. BILLY JO LARA | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 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. | voted with the majority or plurality , 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. | dissent

  • 555 U.S. 379 (2008) DONALD L. CARCIERI, GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND, et al. v. KEN L. SALAZAR, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

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

  • 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 | concurrence

  • 564 U.S. 162 (2010) UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. JICARILLA APACHE NATION | concurrence

  • 567 U.S. 182 (2011) SALAZAR v. RAMAH NAVAJO CHAPTER | dissent

  • 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 | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

  • 572 U.S. 782 (2013) MICHIGAN v. BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | voted with the majority or plurality

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

  • 579 U.S. 545 (2015) DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION v. MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS | justice participated in an equally divided vote

  • 577 U.S. 481 (2015) NEBRASKA v. PARKER | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 579 U.S. 140 (2015) UNITED STATES v. BRYANT | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 581 U.S. 155 (2016) LEWIS v. CLARKE | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 583 U.S. 244 (2017) PATCHAK v. ZINKE | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

  • 584 U.S. 554 (2017) UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE v. LUNDGREN | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 584 U.S. 837 (2017) WASHINGTON v. UNITED STATES | justice participated in an equally divided vote

  • 586 U.S. 347 (2018) WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING v. COUGAR DEN INC. | judgment of the Court , justice wrote an opinion

  • 587 U.S. 28 (2018) STURGEON v. FROST | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 587 U.S. 329 (2018) HERRERA v. WYOMING | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 591 U.S. 894 (2019) MCGIRT v. OKLAHOMA | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 594 U.S. 647 (2020) BRNOVICH v. DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | dissent

  • 593 U.S. 345 (2020) UNITED STATES v. COOLEY | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 594 U.S. 338 (2020) YELLEN v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 596 U.S. 685 (2021) YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO v. TEXAS | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 596 U.S. 591 (2021) DENEZPI v. UNITED STATES | voted with the majority or plurality

  • 597 U.S. 629 (2021) OKLAHOMA v. CASTRO-HUERTA | dissent

  • 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