Choctaw Nation et al. v. Oklahoma et al.
Decided April 27, 1970. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 41 · 397 U.S. 620 (1970) · Cited 184 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 4–3.
Majority · 3
- Thurgood Marshall · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Potter Stewart
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 1
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Byron Raymond White · filed a dissenting opinion
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Warren Earl Burger
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- United States v. Holt State Bank · 270 U.S. 49 (1926)
- Shively v. Bowlby · 152 U.S. 1 (1894)
- Brewer-Elliott Oil & Gas Co. v. United States · 260 U.S. 77 (1922)
- Choate v. Trapp · 224 U.S. 665 (1912)
- Jones v. Meehan · 175 U.S. 1 (1899)
- Railroad Co. v. Schurmeir · 74 U.S. 272 (1869)
- Packer v. Bird · 137 U.S. 661 (1891)
- Donnelly v. United States · 228 U.S. 243 (1913)
- United States v. Winans · 198 U.S. 371 (1905)
- Barney v. Keokuk · 94 U.S. 324 (1877)
- United States v. Creek Nation · 295 U.S. 103 (1935)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Montana v. United States · 450 U.S. 544 (1981)
- United States v. John · 437 U.S. 634 (1978)
- Hagen v. Utah · 510 U.S. 399 (1994)
- Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians · 526 U.S. 172 (1999)
- South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc. · 476 U.S. 498 (1986)
- Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta · 597 U.S. 629 (2022)
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