Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation

Decided March 7, 1960. Charles Evans Whittaker delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 63 · 362 U.S. 99 (1960) · Cited 277 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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. Candelaria · 271 U.S. 432 (1926)
• Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co. · 135 U.S. 641 (1890)
• United States v. Sandoval · 231 U.S. 28 (1913)
• United States v. Kagama · 118 U.S. 375 (1886)
• Ex Parte Crow Dog · 109 U.S. 556 (1883)
• Heckman v. United States · 224 U.S. 413 (1912)
• Superintendent of Five Civilized Tribes v. Commissioner · 295 U.S. 418 (1935)
• United States v. United Mine Workers of America · 330 U.S. 258 (1947)
• Minnesota v. United States · 305 U.S. 382 (1939)
• Helvering v. Stockholms Enskilda Bank · 293 U.S. 84 (1934)
• Irwin v. Gavit · 268 U.S. 161 (1925)
• Choate v. Trapp · 224 U.S. 665 (1912)
• Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. United States · 352 U.S. 220 (1957)
• Commissioner v. Estate of Church · 335 U.S. 632 (1949)
• Dollar Savings Bank v. United States · 86 U.S. 227 (1874)
• The Kansas Indians · 72 U.S. 737 (1867)
• Fox v. Standard Oil Co. of NJ · 294 U.S. 87 (1935)
• Tulee v. Washington · 315 U.S. 681 (1942)
• Lewis v. United States · 92 U.S. 618 (1876)
• Choteau v. Burnet · 283 U.S. 691 (1931)
• United States v. Herron · 87 U.S. 251 (1874)
• United States v. Forty-Three Gallons of Whiskey · 93 U.S. 188 (1876)
• Heiner v. Colonial Trust Co. · 275 U.S. 232 (1927)

Cited by

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

• Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims · 471 U.S. 159 (1985)
• Countyof Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 470 U.S. 226 (1985)
• Heckler v. Mathews · 465 U.S. 728 (1984)
• United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians · 448 U.S. 371 (1980)
• City of El Paso v. Simmons · 379 U.S. 497 (1965)
• Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Pueblo of Santa Ana · 472 U.S. 237 (1985)
• BRENDALE v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION Et Al. · 492 U.S. 408 (1989)
• Hagen v. Utah · 510 U.S. 399 (1994)
• South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc. · 476 U.S. 498 (1986)
• Escondido Mutual Water Co. v. La Jolla Band of Mission Indians · 466 U.S. 765 (1984)
• United States v. Welden · 377 U.S. 95 (1964)

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