Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co.

Decided June 25, 2008. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 07-411 · 554 U.S. 316 (2008) · Cited 231 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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)
• Atkinson Trading Co. v. Shirley · 532 U.S. 645 (2001)
• Nevada v. Hicks · 533 U.S. 353 (2001)
• Strate v. A-1 Contractors · 520 U.S. 438 (1997)
• County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation · 502 U.S. 251 (1992)
• BRENDALE v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION Et Al. · 492 U.S. 408 (1989)
• South Dakota v. Bourland · 508 U.S. 679 (1993)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers · 390 U.S. 557 (1968)
• Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe · 455 U.S. 130 (1982)
• Duro v. Reina · 495 U.S. 676 (1990)
• United States v. Wheeler · 435 U.S. 313 (1978)
• Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217 (1959)
• Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation · 447 U.S. 134 (1980)
• Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe · 435 U.S. 191 (1978)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Davis v. Passman · 442 U.S. 228 (1979)
• Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez · 436 U.S. 49 (1978)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc. · 440 U.S. 715 (1979)
• United States v. Mazurie · 419 U.S. 544 (1975)
• Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. · 552 U.S. 312 (2008)
• National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of Indians · 471 U.S. 845 (1985)
• Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlante · 480 U.S. 9 (1987)
• New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe · 462 U.S. 324 (1983)
• Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Montana · 424 U.S. 382 (1976)
• United States v. Lara · 541 U.S. 193 (2004)
• Talton v. Mayes · 163 U.S. 376 (1896)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Cooley · 593 U.S. 345 (2021)
• Moore v. Harper · 600 U.S. 1 (2023)
• Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin · 599 U.S. 382 (2023)

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