Escondido Mutual Water Co. et al. v. La Jolla Band of Mission Indians et al.

Decided May 15, 1984. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-2056 · 466 U.S. 765 (1984) · Cited 156 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
• United States v. Wheeler · 435 U.S. 313 (1978)
• Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe · 435 U.S. 191 (1978)
• Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation · 362 U.S. 99 (1960)
• First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative v. Federal Power Commission · 328 U.S. 152 (1946)
• American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp. · 461 U.S. 402 (1983)
• Clark v. Uebersee Finanz-Korp., AG · 332 U.S. 480 (1947)
• North Dakota v. United States · 460 U.S. 300 (1983)
• Udall v. Federal Power Commission · 387 U.S. 428 (1967)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · 495 U.S. 490 (1990)
• National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of Indians · 471 U.S. 845 (1985)
• Pud No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Washington Department of Ecology · 511 U.S. 700 (1994)

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