DEPARTMENT OF GAME OF WASHINGTON v. PUYALLUP TRIBE et al. (1973)

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DEPARTMENT OF GAME OF WASHINGTON v. PUYALLUP TRIBE et al.
Term: 1973
Important Dates
Argued: October 10, 1973
Decided: November 19, 1973
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist
Concurring
Warren Burger • Potter Stewart • Byron White

DEPARTMENT OF GAME OF WASHINGTON v. PUYALLUP TRIBE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 19, 1973. The case was argued before the court on October 10, 1973.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians, state jurisdiction over
  • Petitioner: State department or agency
  • Petitioner state: Washington
  • Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 414 U.S. 44
  • 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: William Douglas

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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