Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Montana, in and for the County of Rosebud

Decided March 1, 1976. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 75-5366 · 424 U.S. 382 (1976) · Cited 351 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 411 U.S. 164 (1973)
• Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217 (1959)
• Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones · 411 U.S. 145 (1973)
• DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District · 420 U.S. 425 (1975)
• Kennerly v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of Montana · 400 U.S. 423 (1971)
• Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535 (1974)
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles · 331 U.S. 549 (1947)
• Organized Village of Kake v. Egan · 369 U.S. 60 (1962)
• Madruga v. Superior Court of Cal., County of San Diego · 346 U.S. 556 (1954)
• Bandini Petroleum Co. v. Superior Court, Los Angeles Cty. · 284 U.S. 8 (1931)

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• Strate v. A-1 Contractors · 520 U.S. 438 (1997)
• Haaland v. Brackeen · 599 U.S. 255 (2023)
• United States v. Antelope · 430 U.S. 641 (1977)
• Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez · 436 U.S. 49 (1978)
• Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation · 447 U.S. 134 (1980)
• New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe · 462 U.S. 324 (1983)
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C. · 467 U.S. 138 (1984)
• Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlante · 480 U.S. 9 (1987)
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian · 590 U.S. 1 (2020)
• Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe · 455 U.S. 130 (1982)
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C. · 476 U.S. 877 (1986)
• Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield · 490 U.S. 30 (1989)
• United States v. Wheeler · 435 U.S. 313 (1978)
• Montana v. United States · 450 U.S. 544 (1981)
• White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker · 448 U.S. 136 (1980)
• Nevada v. Hicks · 533 U.S. 353 (2001)
• Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co. · 554 U.S. 316 (2008)
• BRENDALE v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION Et Al. · 492 U.S. 408 (1989)
• Rice v. Cayetano · 528 U.S. 495 (2000)

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