Puyallup Tribe, Inc., et al. v. Department of Game of Washington et al.

Decided June 23, 1977. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-423 · 433 U.S. 165 (1977) · Cited 379 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game of Wash. · 391 U.S. 392 (1968)
• Department of Game of Wash. v. Puyallup Tribe · 414 U.S. 44 (1973)
• Mattz v. Arnett · 412 U.S. 481 (1973)
• United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 309 U.S. 506 (1940)
• DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District · 420 U.S. 425 (1975)
• Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip · 430 U.S. 584 (1977)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Department of Treasury · 323 U.S. 459 (1945)
• Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones · 411 U.S. 145 (1973)
• Turner v. United States · 248 U.S. 354 (1919)

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

• Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. · 523 U.S. 751 (1998)
• Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn. · 443 U.S. 658 (1979)
• New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe · 462 U.S. 324 (1983)
• Montana v. United States · 450 U.S. 544 (1981)
• Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community · 572 U.S. 782 (2014)
• Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez · 436 U.S. 49 (1978)
• BRENDALE v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION Et Al. · 492 U.S. 408 (1989)
• Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council · 490 U.S. 360 (1989)
• National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of Indians · 471 U.S. 845 (1985)
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Graham · 489 U.S. 838 (1989)

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