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Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe

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Advocates
Louis F. Claiborne (on behalf of Respondent United States)
Jon L. Kyl (on behalf of the Petitioners in No. 81-2147)
Simon K. Rifkind (on behalf of Respondent Arizona Indian Tribes)
Robert S. Pelcyger (on behalf of the Respondent Montana Indian Tribes)
Michael T. Greely (on behalf of the Petitioners in No. 81-2188)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-2147
Petitioner: 
Arizona
Respondent: 
San Carlos Apache Tribe
Consolidation: 
No. 81-2188
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
463 U.S. 545 (1983)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 23, 1983
Decided: 
Friday, July 1, 1983
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Comity, Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe , 463 U.S. 545 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_2147)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Arizona, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 43 U.S.C. 666

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.