National Farmers Union Insurance Cos. et al. v. Crow Tribe of Indians et al.

Decided June 3, 1985. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 84-320 · 471 U.S. 845 (1985) · Cited 701 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.

• Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe · 435 U.S. 191 (1978)
• White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker · 448 U.S. 136 (1980)
• Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez · 436 U.S. 49 (1978)
• United States v. Wheeler · 435 U.S. 313 (1978)
• Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe · 455 U.S. 130 (1982)
• Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217 (1959)
• 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)
• Rice v. Rehner · 463 U.S. 713 (1983)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Weinberger v. Salfi · 422 U.S. 749 (1975)
• Sampson v. Murray · 415 U.S. 61 (1974)
• Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535 (1974)
• Juidice v. Vail · 430 U.S. 327 (1977)
• Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. · 358 U.S. 354 (1959)
• United States v. Mazurie · 419 U.S. 544 (1975)
• Montana v. United States · 450 U.S. 544 (1981)
• Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida · 414 U.S. 661 (1974)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones · 411 U.S. 145 (1973)
• American Well Works Company v. Layne and Bowler Company · 241 U.S. 257 (1916)
• Illinois v. City of Milwaukee · 406 U.S. 91 (1972)
• Countyof Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 470 U.S. 226 (1985)
• Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp. · 422 U.S. 49 (1975)
• Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Washington · 433 U.S. 165 (1977)
• United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co. · 412 U.S. 580 (1973)
• Kennerly v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of Montana · 400 U.S. 423 (1971)
• Escondido Mutual Water Co. v. La Jolla Band of Mission Indians · 466 U.S. 765 (1984)
• Turner v. United States · 248 U.S. 354 (1919)

Cited by

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

• Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlante · 480 U.S. 9 (1987)
• Strate v. A-1 Contractors · 520 U.S. 438 (1997)
• Nevada v. Hicks · 533 U.S. 353 (2001)
• El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Neztsosie · 526 U.S. 473 (1999)
• BRENDALE v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION Et Al. · 492 U.S. 408 (1989)
• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh · 547 U.S. 677 (2006)
• Granberry v. Greer · 481 U.S. 129 (1987)
• Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co. · 554 U.S. 316 (2008)
• Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin · 599 U.S. 382 (2023)

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