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OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. SAC AND FOX NATION (1993)

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OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. SAC AND FOX NATION |
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Term: 1992 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 23, 1993 |
Decided: May 17, 1993 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • Byron White |
OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. SAC AND FOX NATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 17, 1993. The case was argued before the court on March 23, 1993.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Oklahoma Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians, state jurisdiction over
- Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
- Petitioner state: Oklahoma
- Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 508 U.S. 114
- 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: Sandra Day O'Connor
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 liberal.
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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