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EMERY L. NEGONSOTT v. HAROLD SAMUELS, WARDEN, et al. (1993)

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EMERY L. NEGONSOTT v. HAROLD SAMUELS, WARDEN, et al.
Term: 1992
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1993
Decided: February 24, 1993
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence ThomasByron White

EMERY L. NEGONSOTT v. HAROLD SAMUELS, WARDEN, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1993. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1993.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians, state jurisdiction over
  • Petitioner: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Kansas
  • Citation: 507 U.S. 99
  • 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: William Rehnquist

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.

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