EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY, et al. v. LAURA NEZTSOSIE et al. (1999)

EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY, et al. v. LAURA NEZTSOSIE et al.
	Term: 1998
Important Dates
	Argued: March 2, 1999
	Decided: May 3, 1999
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY, et al. v. LAURA NEZTSOSIE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 1999. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1999.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Arizona U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
Petitioner: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 526 U.S. 473
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: David Souter

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 conservative.