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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.
Native Americans residing in the reservation cannot be criminally prosecuted by the state of Oklahoma. Reaffirms McGirt v. Oklahoma; United States v. Cooley, 593 U.S. 345 (2021) Native American tribal governments and police have the power to search and detain non-Native individuals suspected of violating state or federal laws on tribal lands ...
United States court cases involving the Cherokee Nation (5 P) United States Native American criminal jurisdiction case law (15 P) United States Native American gaming case law (7 P)
More information on The Marshall Trilogy and the first few cases that greatly impacted Native communities: Canby, William C. "The Marshall Trilogy and Its Legacy." American Indian Law Review, vol. 34, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-27. Provides the history of the Cherokee Nation and the reasons and outcomes of Supreme Court cases: Conley, R. J. (2005).
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515 (1832), was a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.
As the Supreme Court decides to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), here's the history and why it matters. Adoptees share their stories. The Supreme Court just ruled on Native American ...
United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians, 448 U.S. 371 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that: 1) the enactment by Congress of a law allowing the Sioux Nation to pursue a claim against the United States that had been previously adjudicated did not violate the doctrine of separation of powers; and 2) the taking of property that was set aside for the use of ...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native American children is facing the most significant ...