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Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
76-682
Petitioner: 
Santa Clara Pueblo
Respondent: 
Martinez
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
436 U.S. 49 (1978)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 29, 1977
Decided: 
Monday, May 15, 1978
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Sex Discrimination

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The Oyez Project, Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez , 436 U.S. 49 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_682)
(last visited Tuesday, November 10, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Santa Clara Pueblo, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 25 U.S.C. 1301

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Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall