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SANTA CLARA PUEBLO et al. v. MARTINEZ et al. (1978)
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| SANTA CLARA PUEBLO et al. v. MARTINEZ et al. |
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| Term: 1977 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 29, 1977 |
| Decided: May 15, 1978 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 7-1 |
| Majority |
| William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| Byron White |
SANTA CLARA PUEBLO et al. v. MARTINEZ et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1978. The case was argued before the court on November 29, 1977.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Mexico U.S. District Court.
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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: Child, children, including adopted or illegitimate
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 436 U.S. 49
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall
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.
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