AFFILIATED UTE CITIZENS OF UTAH et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1972)

AFFILIATED UTE CITIZENS OF UTAH et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
	Term: 1971
Important Dates
	Argued: October 18, 1971
	Decided: April 24, 1972
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White

AFFILIATED UTE CITIZENS OF UTAH et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 1972. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1971.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Utah U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 406 U.S. 128
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.