Duro v. Reina, Chief of Police, Salt River Department of Public Safety, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al.

Decided May 29, 1990. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88-6546 · 495 U.S. 676 (1990) · Cited 294 times

Holding

An Indian tribe may not assert criminal jurisdiction over a nonmember Indian.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe · 435 U.S. 191 (1978)
• United States v. Wheeler · 435 U.S. 313 (1978)
• Montana v. United States · 450 U.S. 544 (1981)
• Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation · 447 U.S. 134 (1980)
• Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez · 436 U.S. 49 (1978)
• Ex Parte Crow Dog · 109 U.S. 556 (1883)
• BRENDALE v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION Et Al. · 492 U.S. 408 (1989)
• United States v. Mazurie · 419 U.S. 544 (1975)
• Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217 (1959)
• United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez · 494 U.S. 259 (1990)
• Talton v. Mayes · 163 U.S. 376 (1896)
• Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535 (1974)
• Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida · 414 U.S. 661 (1974)
• McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 411 U.S. 164 (1973)
• Reid v. Covert · 354 U.S. 1 (1957)
• United States v. Kagama · 118 U.S. 375 (1886)
• Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation · 425 U.S. 463 (1976)
• Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe · 455 U.S. 130 (1982)
• New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe · 462 U.S. 324 (1983)
• United States v. Antelope · 430 U.S. 641 (1977)
• United States v. McBratney · 104 U.S. 621 (1882)
• United States v. John · 437 U.S. 634 (1978)
• New York Ex Rel. Ray v. Martin · 326 U.S. 496 (1946)

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• United States v. Cooley · 593 U.S. 345 (2021)
• Nevada v. Hicks · 533 U.S. 353 (2001)
• Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co. · 554 U.S. 316 (2008)
• Atkinson Trading Co. v. Shirley · 532 U.S. 645 (2001)
• Strate v. A-1 Contractors · 520 U.S. 438 (1997)
• Negonsott v. Samuels · 507 U.S. 99 (1993)
• South Dakota v. Bourland · 508 U.S. 679 (1993)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1990). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).