The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, November 29, 1983
Decision: Tuesday, May 29, 1984
Issues: Civil Rights, Indians, State Jurisdiction Over

Advocates

Hugh Mc Cutcheon (on behalf of the Respondent)
Louis F. Claiborne (on behalf of the U.S. as amicus curiae)
Raymond Cross (on behalf of the Petitioners)

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 Ideology)

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Decision: 7 votes for Three Affiliated Tribes, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 28 U.S.C. 1360
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Three Affiliated Tribes v. Wold Engineering, 467 U.S. 138 (1984),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_629/>
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