South Dakota v. Gregg Bourland, Etc., et al.

Decided June 14, 1993. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-2051 · 508 U.S. 679 (1993) · Cited 169 times

Holding

Congress, in the Flood Control and Cheyenne River Acts, abrogated the Tribe’s rights under the Fort Laramie Treaty to regulate non-Indian hunting and fishing on lands taken by the United States for construction of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir.

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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.

• Montana v. United States · 450 U.S. 544 (1981)
• United States v. Dion · 476 U.S. 734 (1986)
• BRENDALE v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION Et Al. · 492 U.S. 408 (1989)
• United States v. Wheeler · 435 U.S. 313 (1978)
• County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation · 502 U.S. 251 (1992)
• Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation · 447 U.S. 134 (1980)
• Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United States · 391 U.S. 404 (1968)
• United States v. Mazurie · 419 U.S. 544 (1975)
• Countyof Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 470 U.S. 226 (1985)
• Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn. · 443 U.S. 658 (1979)
• Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe · 435 U.S. 191 (1978)
• Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians · 471 U.S. 759 (1985)
• Jones v. Meehan · 175 U.S. 1 (1899)
• Duro v. Reina · 495 U.S. 676 (1990)
• Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip · 430 U.S. 584 (1977)

Cited by

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

• Nevada v. Hicks · 533 U.S. 353 (2001)
• Strate v. A-1 Contractors · 520 U.S. 438 (1997)
• Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co. · 554 U.S. 316 (2008)
• South Dakota v. Yankton Sioux Tribe · 522 U.S. 329 (1998)
• Hagen v. Utah · 510 U.S. 399 (1994)
• Atkinson Trading Co. v. Shirley · 532 U.S. 645 (2001)
• United States v. Cooley · 593 U.S. 345 (2021)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1993). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).