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MONTANA, et al. v. CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS et al. (1998)

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MONTANA, et al. v. CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS et al. |
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Term: 1997 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 24, 1998 |
Decided: May 18, 1998 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
Concurring |
Sandra Day O'Connor • David Souter |
MONTANA, et al. v. CROW TRIBE OF INDIANS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1998. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1998.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Montana U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians, state jurisdiction over
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: Montana
- Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 523 U.S. 696
- 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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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
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