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Mississippi Choctaw Indian Band v. Holyfield

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Advocates
Edward A. Miller (on behalf of the Appellees)
Edwin R. Smith (on behalf of the Appellant)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-980
Petitioner: 
Mississippi Choctaw Indian Band
Respondent: 
Holyfield
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
490 U.S. 30 (1989)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 11, 1989
Decided: 
Monday, April 3, 1989
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Indians, State Jurisdiction Over

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The Oyez Project, Mississippi Choctaw Indian Band v. Holyfield , 490 U.S. 30 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_980)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Mississippi Choctaw Indian Band, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 25 U.S.C. 1911

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Brennan
Voted with the majority
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Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
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Voted with the majority
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Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
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Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.