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

Decided May 27, 1968. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 247 · 391 U.S. 392 (1968) · Cited 251 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.

• United States v. Winans · 198 U.S. 371 (1905)
• Tulee v. Washington · 315 U.S. 681 (1942)
• Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary · 368 U.S. 351 (1962)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania · 319 U.S. 105 (1943)
• Ferguson v. Skrupa · 372 U.S. 726 (1963)
• United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 309 U.S. 506 (1940)
• Olsen v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Western Reference & Bond Assn., Inc. · 313 U.S. 236 (1941)
• United States v. Celestine · 215 U.S. 278 (1909)
• Daniel v. Family Security Life Insurance · 336 U.S. 220 (1949)
• Turner v. United States · 248 U.S. 354 (1919)

Cited by

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

• Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Washington · 433 U.S. 165 (1977)
• Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn. · 443 U.S. 658 (1979)
• Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians · 526 U.S. 172 (1999)
• Antoine v. Washington · 420 U.S. 194 (1975)
• Department of Game of Wash. v. Puyallup Tribe · 414 U.S. 44 (1973)
• Herrera v. Wyoming · 587 U.S. 329 (2019)
• Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. · 586 U.S. 347 (2019)
• Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones · 411 U.S. 145 (1973)
• United States v. Antelope · 430 U.S. 641 (1977)

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