Department of Game of Washington v. Puyallup Tribe et al.
Decided November 19, 1973. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 72-481 · 414 U.S. 44 (1973) · Cited 132 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 3
- Byron Raymond White · filed a concurring opinion
- Potter Stewart
- 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.
- Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game of Wash. · 391 U.S. 392 (1968)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Washington · 433 U.S. 165 (1977)
- Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn. · 443 U.S. 658 (1979)
- Antoine v. Washington · 420 U.S. 194 (1975)
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