Kennerly et al. v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of Montana et al.

Decided January 18, 1971. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 5370 · 400 U.S. 423 (1971) · Cited 197 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217 (1959)

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• Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation · 439 U.S. 463 (1979)
• McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 411 U.S. 164 (1973)
• Bryan v. Itasca County · 426 U.S. 373 (1976)
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C. · 467 U.S. 138 (1984)
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C. · 476 U.S. 877 (1986)
• White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker · 448 U.S. 136 (1980)
• New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe · 462 U.S. 324 (1983)
• Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Montana · 424 U.S. 382 (1976)
• Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation · 425 U.S. 463 (1976)
• National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of Indians · 471 U.S. 845 (1985)
• Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlante · 480 U.S. 9 (1987)
• DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District · 420 U.S. 425 (1975)
• Ramah Navajo School Bd., Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of NM · 458 U.S. 832 (1982)

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