Nevada v. United States et al.

Decided June 24, 1983. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-2245 · 463 U.S. 110 (1983) · Cited 560 times

Holding

Res judicata prevents the United States and the Tribe from litigating the instant claim.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Winters v. United States · 207 U.S. 564 (1908)
• Ickes v. Fox · 300 U.S. 82 (1937)
• Nebraska v. Wyoming · 325 U.S. 589 (1945)
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• Hansberry v. Lee · 311 U.S. 32 (1940)
• Heckman v. United States · 224 U.S. 413 (1912)
• Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · 439 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
• Cromwell v. County of Sac · 94 U.S. 351 (1877)
• Baltimore Steamship Co. v. Phillips · 274 U.S. 316 (1927)
• Utah Power & Light Co. v. United States · 243 U.S. 389 (1917)
• Seminole Nation v. United States · 316 U.S. 286 (1942)
• California v. United States · 438 U.S. 645 (1978)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• Montana v. United States · 440 U.S. 147 (1979)
• Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie · 452 U.S. 394 (1981)
• Commissioner v. Sunnen · 333 U.S. 591 (1948)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• Arizona v. California · 460 U.S. 605 (1983)
• Brown v. Felsen · 442 U.S. 127 (1979)
• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · 308 U.S. 371 (1940)
• Arizona v. California · 373 U.S. 546 (1963)
• The Haytian Republic · 154 U.S. 118 (1894)
• Cappaert v. United States · 426 U.S. 128 (1976)
• Shoshone Tribe of Indians v. United States · 299 U.S. 476 (1937)
• United States v. Title Insurance & Trust Co. · 265 U.S. 472 (1924)
• United States v. New Mexico · 438 U.S. 696 (1978)
• California Oregon Power Co. v. Beaver Portland Cement Co. · 295 U.S. 142 (1935)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Mendoza · 464 U.S. 154 (1984)
• Arizona v. California · 530 U.S. 392 (2000)
• Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey · 557 U.S. 137 (2009)
• United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation · 564 U.S. 162 (2011)
• Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n · 532 U.S. 1 (2001)
• BedRoc Limited, LLC v. United States · 541 U.S. 176 (2004)
• Arizona v. Navajo Nation · 599 U.S. 555 (2023)

Official text

Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)

Explore from here

William Hubbs Rehnquist’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court

Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1983). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).