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CALIFORNIA et al. v. CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS et al. (1987)

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CALIFORNIA et al. v. CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS et al.
Term: 1986
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1986
Decided: February 25, 1987
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistByron White
Dissenting
Sandra Day O'ConnorAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul Stevens

CALIFORNIA et al. v. CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1987. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1986.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians, state jurisdiction over
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: California
  • Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 480 U.S. 202
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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.

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