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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.
Bois Forte Tribal Court; Leach Lake Tribal Court; United States District Court of Minnesota (U.S. Magistrate) Minnesota: deceased: Rebecca Tsosie [79] San Carlos Apache Court of Appeals (2007–2024); Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Supreme Court (2008–present) Arizona: active: Carol Jean Vigil [80] New Mexico 1st Judicial District Judge (1998 ...
Exclusive jurisdiction over tribal subject matter also belongs to the tribal courts. In divorce cases, tribal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over divorces between Indians living in Indian country. [37] In some divorce cases involving Indians living outside Indian country, the tribal and state courts may have concurrent jurisdiction. [38]
Suquamish Indian Tribe, the Supreme Court, in a 6–2 opinion authored by Justice William Rehnquist, concluded that tribal courts do not have jurisdiction over non-Indians (the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at that time, Warren Burger, and Justice Thurgood Marshall filed a dissenting opinion). But the case left unanswered some questions ...
As the Department of the Interior explains, "federally recognized tribes are recognized as possessing certain inherent rights of self-government (i.e., tribal sovereignty)...." [1] The constitution grants to the U.S. Congress the right to interact with tribes. More specifically, the Supreme Court of the United States in United States v.
An Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling could determine whether the state can tax tribal citizens on reservations recognized after McGirt v. Oklahoma.
The history of independent tribal courts is complex and has been shaped by the federal government's policies towards Native American tribes. [5] The establishment of independent tribal courts was a result of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, which aimed to promote tribal self-government and to preserve Native American culture and traditions. [6]
Pages in category "Supreme Court of Ohio cases" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... State; M. Miller v. Korns This page was ...