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Abstract

Argument: Monday, April 24, 1995
Decision: Wednesday, June 14, 1995
Issues: Civil Rights, Indians, State Jurisdiction Over

Advocates

Dennis W. Arrow (on behalf of the Respondent)
Paul A. Engelmayer (on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, supporting the Respondent)
Charles A. Rothfeld (on behalf of the Petitioner)

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: 5 votes for Oklahoma Tax Commission, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 7 Stat. 333
Voted with the minority, joined Breyer's dissent
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
Ginsburg
Voted with the minority, joined Breyer's dissent
Souter
Wrote a dissent
Breyer
Voted with the minority, joined Breyer's dissent
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Thomas
Full Opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Split Vote (by Ideology)

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Voted with the majority, joined Breyer's concurrence
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
Ginsburg
Voted with the majority, joined Breyer's concurrence
Souter
Wrote a regular concurrence
Breyer
Voted with the majority, joined Breyer's concurrence
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Thomas
Full Opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Chickasaw Nation, 515 U.S. 450 (1995),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_771/>
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