WILSON et al. v. OMAHA INDIAN TRIBE et al. (1979) - Ballotpedia

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WILSON et al. v. OMAHA INDIAN TRIBE et al.

Term: 1978
Important Dates
Argued: March 21, 1979
Decided: June 20, 1979
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger

WILSON et al. v. OMAHA INDIAN TRIBE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1979. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 1979.

In an 8-0 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 Iowa Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians, state jurisdiction over
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 442 U.S. 653
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: Byron White

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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