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KLAMATH AND MOADOC TRIBES OF INDIANS et al. v. UNITED STATES (1935)

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KLAMATH AND MOADOC TRIBES OF INDIANS et al. v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1935 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 12, 1935 |
Decided: December 9, 1935 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter |
KLAMATH AND MOADOC TRIBES OF INDIANS et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1935. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1935.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
- Petitioner: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 296 U.S. 244
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Pierce Butler
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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