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SOUTH DAKOTA v. GREGG BOURLAND, ETC., et al. (1993)

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SOUTH DAKOTA v. GREGG BOURLAND, ETC., et al.
Term: 1992
Important Dates
Argued: March 2, 1993
Decided: June 14, 1993
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensClarence ThomasByron White
Dissenting
Harry BlackmunDavid Souter

SOUTH DAKOTA v. GREGG BOURLAND, ETC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1993. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1993.

In a 7-2 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 South Dakota U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians, state jurisdiction over
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: South Dakota
  • Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 508 U.S. 679
  • 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: Clarence Thomas

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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