UNITED STATES v. THE SEMINOLE NATION (1937)

| UNITED STATES v. THE SEMINOLE NATION |
|---|
| Term: 1936 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 10, 1936 |
| Decided: January 4, 1937 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter |
UNITED STATES v. THE SEMINOLE NATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1937. The case was argued before the court on December 10, 1936.
In an 8-0 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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 299 U.S. 417
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Pierce Butler
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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