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This is a list of U.S. Supreme Court cases involving Native American Tribes.Included in the list are Supreme Court cases that have a major component that deals with the relationship between tribes, between a governmental entity and tribes, tribal sovereignty, tribal rights (including property, hunting, fishing, religion, etc.) and actions involving members of tribes.
Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court case deciding that Indian tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians. [1] The case was decided on March 6, 1978, with a 6–2 majority.
The Mineral Resources Act 1989 established a centralised Mining Wardens Court as a court of record, with regional offices under the supervision of mining registrars. However, the Land and Resources Tribunal Act 1999 abolished the Mining Wardens Court with effect from 2001 and transferred its jurisdiction to the Land and Resources Tribunal. [3]
25th Anniversary of the Surface Mining Law: A report on the protection and restoration of the nation's land and water resources under the Surface Mining Law, Office of Surface Mining, 2003. Available at OSM website. Green, Edward. State and Federal Roles Under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 21 S. Ill. U. L.J. 531 (1997)
Sep. 17—MATTAWA — A Washington State Supreme Court judge's seat has opened, and this time, instead of the governor filling the position, the voters will. Candidates Sal Mungia and Dave Larson ...
Supreme Court of the United States: 1984 Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe: Parkland: highway routing: Supreme Court of the United States: 1971 City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey: Cleanliness: interstate importation of waste: Supreme Court of the United States: 1978 Climate change litigation and the California Environmental Quality Act
The court has original jurisdiction over a few cases. These original cases are mostly known as "writ" or "mandamus" actions to force a state official to do or not do an official act of government. The Washington Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and eight justices, who are elected in nonpartisan elections and serve six-year terms. Terms ...
(The Center Square) – The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the CARES Act’s 30-day eviction notice requirement for subsidized housing only applies to instances of nonpayment of rent.