Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip, Governor of South Dakota, et al.

Decided April 4, 1977. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 75-562 · 430 U.S. 584 (1977) · Cited 257 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District · 420 U.S. 425 (1975)
• Mattz v. Arnett · 412 U.S. 481 (1973)
• Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary · 368 U.S. 351 (1962)
• Matter of Heff · 197 U.S. 488 (1905)
• Morton v. Ruiz · 415 U.S. 199 (1974)
• United States v. Pelican · 232 U.S. 442 (1914)
• Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217 (1959)
• McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 411 U.S. 164 (1973)
• Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones · 411 U.S. 145 (1973)
• United States v. Stone · 69 U.S. 525 (1865)
• United States v. Mazurie · 419 U.S. 544 (1975)
• Carpenter v. Shaw · 280 U.S. 363 (1930)
• United States v. Celestine · 215 U.S. 278 (1909)
• Bates v. Clark · 95 U.S. 204 (1877)

Cited by

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

• Hagen v. Utah · 510 U.S. 399 (1994)
• Solem v. Bartlett · 465 U.S. 463 (1984)
• South Dakota v. Yankton Sioux Tribe · 522 U.S. 329 (1998)
• Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Washington · 433 U.S. 165 (1977)
• United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians · 448 U.S. 371 (1980)
• Montana v. United States · 450 U.S. 544 (1981)
• Countyof Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 470 U.S. 226 (1985)
• City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 544 U.S. 197 (2005)
• United States v. Dion · 476 U.S. 734 (1986)
• South Dakota v. Bourland · 508 U.S. 679 (1993)

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