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MADISON COUNTY, NEW YORK et al.v. ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK (2011)

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MADISON COUNTY, NEW YORK et al.v. ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK |
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Term: 2010 |
Important Dates |
Decided: January 10, 2011 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
MADISON COUNTY, NEW YORK et al.v. ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 10, 2011.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
- Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Petitioner state: New York
- Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 562 U.S. 42
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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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