Michael E. Lincoln, Acting Director of the Indian Health Service, et al. v. Grover Vigil et al.

Decided May 24, 1993. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-1833 · 508 U.S. 182 (1993) · Cited 493 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.

• Heckler v. Chaney · 470 U.S. 821 (1985)
• Morton v. Ruiz · 415 U.S. 199 (1974)
• Webster v. Doe · 486 U.S. 592 (1988)
• Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · 401 U.S. 402 (1971)
• Franklin v. Massachusetts · 505 U.S. 788 (1992)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill · 437 U.S. 153 (1978)
• Reuben Quick Bear v. Leupp · 210 U.S. 50 (1908)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers · 482 U.S. 270 (1987)
• Seminole Nation v. United States · 316 U.S. 286 (1942)
• American Hospital Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board · 499 U.S. 606 (1991)

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• Weyerhaeuser Co. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Serv. · 586 U.S. 9 (2018)
• Department of Commerce v. New York · 588 U.S. 752 (2019)
• Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. · 551 U.S. 587 (2007)
• United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation · 564 U.S. 162 (2011)
• Cherokee Nation of Okla. v. Leavitt · 543 U.S. 631 (2005)
• United States v. Texas · 599 U.S. 670 (2023)

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