Philip Brendale v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation et al.

Decided June 29, 1989. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87-1622 · 492 U.S. 408 (1989) · Cited 200 times

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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.

• Montana v. United States · 450 U.S. 544 (1981)
• United States v. Wheeler · 435 U.S. 313 (1978)
• Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe · 455 U.S. 130 (1982)
• Mattz v. Arnett · 412 U.S. 481 (1973)
• Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation · 447 U.S. 134 (1980)
• Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlante · 480 U.S. 9 (1987)
• New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe · 462 U.S. 324 (1983)
• White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker · 448 U.S. 136 (1980)
• Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe · 435 U.S. 191 (1978)
• Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary · 368 U.S. 351 (1962)
• 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)
• Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. · 272 U.S. 365 (1926)
• Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217 (1959)
• Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida · 414 U.S. 661 (1974)
• Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Washington · 433 U.S. 165 (1977)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• United States v. Mazurie · 419 U.S. 544 (1975)
• McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 411 U.S. 164 (1973)
• Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones · 411 U.S. 145 (1973)
• Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Montana · 424 U.S. 382 (1976)
• Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation · 362 U.S. 99 (1960)
• Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico · 490 U.S. 163 (1989)
• Rice v. Rehner · 463 U.S. 713 (1983)

Cited by

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

• Atkinson Trading Co. v. Shirley · 532 U.S. 645 (2001)
• County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation · 502 U.S. 251 (1992)
• South Dakota v. Bourland · 508 U.S. 679 (1993)
• Strate v. A-1 Contractors · 520 U.S. 438 (1997)
• Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co. · 554 U.S. 316 (2008)
• Nevada v. Hicks · 533 U.S. 353 (2001)
• Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community · 572 U.S. 782 (2014)
• Duro v. Reina · 495 U.S. 676 (1990)
• United States v. Cooley · 593 U.S. 345 (2021)
• City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 544 U.S. 197 (2005)
• Rice v. Cayetano · 528 U.S. 495 (2000)

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