NEVADA, et al. v. FLOYD HICKS, et al. (2001)

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NEVADA, et al. v. FLOYD HICKS, et al.
Term: 2000
Important Dates
Argued: March 21, 2001
Decided: June 25, 2001
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia
Concurring
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

NEVADA, et al. v. FLOYD HICKS, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 2001. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 2001.

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 Nevada U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians, state jurisdiction over
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Nevada
  • Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 533 U.S. 353
  • 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: Antonin Scalia

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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