Narragansett Tribe of Indians v. Southern Rhode Island Land Development Corp.

Decided July 16, 1976. Raymond James Pettine wrote the opinion for the court.

418 F. Supp. 798 · Cited 79 times

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• United States v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad · 314 U.S. 339
• Cramer v. United States · 261 U.S. 219
• McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 411 U.S. 164
• Montoya v. United States · 180 U.S. 261
• Ewert v. Bluejacket · 259 U.S. 129
• Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton · 388 F. Supp. 649
• Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535
• Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation · 425 U.S. 463
• United States v. Hellard · 322 U.S. 363
• Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson · 390 U.S. 102
• Dugan v. Rank · 372 U.S. 609
• Board of Comm'rs of Jackson Cty. v. United States · 308 U.S. 343
• Carpenter v. Shaw · 280 U.S. 363
• Hatahley v. United States · 351 U.S. 173
• United States v. Holliday · 70 U.S. 407
• Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. United States · 319 U.S. 598
• Murray v. Vaughn · 300 F. Supp. 688
• Heath v. Aspen Skiing Corporation · 325 F. Supp. 223
• PUREX CORPORATION, LTD. v. General Foods Corporation · 318 F. Supp. 322

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• Oneida Indian Nation of New York State v. Oneida · 434 F. Supp. 527
• Narragansett Tribe of Indians v. Murphy · 426 F. Supp. 132
• Mashpee Tribe v. Watt · 542 F. Supp. 797
• Mohegan Tribe v. State of Conn. · 528 F. Supp. 1359
• Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe v. Weicker · 839 F. Supp. 130
• STATE OF CAL., ETC. v. United States · 512 F. Supp. 36
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Toomey · 866 F. Supp. 719
• Schaghticoke Tribe of Indians v. Kent School Corp. · 423 F. Supp. 780
• United States v. Marisol, Inc. · 725 F. Supp. 833
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• Oneida Indian Nation of NY v. State of NY · 520 F. Supp. 1278
• United States v. 729.773 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Honolulu · 531 F. Supp. 967
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• Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Ribo, Inc. · 686 F. Supp. 48
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