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Abstract

Argument: Monday, January 14, 1980
Decision: Friday, June 27, 1980
Issues: Civil Rights, Indians, State Jurisdiction Over
Categories: native americans, tax

Advocates

Michael J. Brown (on behalf of Petitioner White Mountain Apache Tribe)
Ian A. Macpherson (on behalf of the Respondents)
Elinor Hadley Stillman (on behalf of the United States as amicus curiae)
Neil Vincent Wake (on behalf of Petitioner Pinetop Logging Company)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 6 votes for White Mountain Apache Tribe, 3 vote(s) against
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker, 448 U.S. 136 (1980),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1177/>
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