Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
Decided February 7, 1955. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 43 · 348 U.S. 272 (1955) · Cited 151 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- Stanley Forman Reed · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Sherman Minton
- Tom C. Clark
Dissenting · 3
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Hynes, Regional Director, Fish & Wildlife Service v. Grimes Packing Co. · 337 U.S. 86 (1949)
- United States v. Alcea Band of Tillamooks · 341 U.S. 48 (1951)
- United States v. Klamath & Moadoc Tribes of Indians · 304 U.S. 119 (1938)
- Northwestern Bands of Shoshone Indians v. United States · 324 U.S. 335 (1945)
- United States v. General Motors Corp. · 323 U.S. 373 (1945)
- United States v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad · 314 U.S. 339 (1942)
- Buttz v. Northern Pacific Railroad · 119 U.S. 55 (1886)
- United States v. Sandoval · 231 U.S. 28 (1913)
- Tulee v. Washington · 315 U.S. 681 (1942)
- United States v. Gerlach Live Stock Co. · 339 U.S. 725 (1950)
- Shoshone Tribe of Indians v. United States · 299 U.S. 476 (1937)
- United States v. Shoshone Tribe of Indians · 304 U.S. 111 (1938)
- United States v. Kansas City Life Insurance · 339 U.S. 799 (1950)
- United States v. Creek Nation · 295 U.S. 103 (1935)
- Sioux Tribe of Indians v. United States · 316 U.S. 317 (1942)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians · 448 U.S. 371 (1980)
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida · 414 U.S. 661 (1974)
- Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe · 455 U.S. 130 (1982)
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