Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak
Decided June 18, 2012. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 11-246 · 567 U.S. 209 (2012) · Cited 371 times
Holding
The judgment is affirmed.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- Elena Kagan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 1
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands · 461 U.S. 273 (1983)
- Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn. · 479 U.S. 388 (1987)
- United States v. Mottaz · 476 U.S. 834 (1986)
- Carcieri v. Salazar · 555 U.S. 379 (2009)
- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150 (1970)
- Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
- Brown v. General Services Administration · 425 U.S. 820 (1976)
- Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing · 545 U.S. 308 (2005)
- Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535 (1974)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- United States v. Fausto · 484 U.S. 439 (1988)
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 331 U.S. 519 (1947)
- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones · 411 U.S. 145 (1973)
- Wehrman v. Conklin · 155 U.S. 314 (1894)
- Hopkins v. Walker · 244 U.S. 486 (1917)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. · 572 U.S. 118 (2014)
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