Wilson et al. v. Omaha Indian Tribe et al.

Decided June 20, 1979. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-160 · 442 U.S. 653 (1979) · Cited 227 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida · 414 U.S. 661 (1974)
• United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc. · 440 U.S. 715 (1979)
• Board of Comm'rs of Jackson Cty. v. United States · 308 U.S. 343 (1939)
• Heckman v. United States · 224 U.S. 413 (1912)
• Oregon Ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co. · 429 U.S. 363 (1977)
• United States v. Cooper Corp. · 312 U.S. 600 (1941)
• Nebraska v. Iowa · 143 U.S. 359 (1892)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• United States v. United Mine Workers of America · 330 U.S. 258 (1947)
• Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
• Bryan v. Itasca County · 426 U.S. 373 (1976)
• Cherokee Nation v. Hitchcock · 187 U.S. 294 (1902)
• United States v. Standard Oil Co. Of California · 332 U.S. 301 (1947)
• Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe · 435 U.S. 191 (1978)
• Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. United States · 261 U.S. 299 (1923)
• Choate v. Trapp · 224 U.S. 665 (1912)
• Stone v. White · 301 U.S. 532 (1937)
• Oklahoma v. Texas · 258 U.S. 574 (1922)
• Brown v. United States · 263 U.S. 78 (1923)
• Mason v. United States · 260 U.S. 545 (1923)
• Morrison v. Work · 266 U.S. 481 (1925)

Cited by

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

• Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory Council · 506 U.S. 194 (1993)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States Ex Rel. Stevens · 529 U.S. 765 (2000)
• Countyof Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 470 U.S. 226 (1985)
• Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands · 461 U.S. 273 (1983)
• Southland Corp. v. Keating · 465 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co. · 534 U.S. 438 (2002)
• Haaland v. Brackeen · 599 U.S. 255 (2023)
• Central MacHinery Co. v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 448 U.S. 160 (1980)

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