United States v. Mitchell (1983)
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United States v. Mitchell, 463 U.S. 206 (1983), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the United States is accountable in money damages for alleged breaches of trust in connection with its management of forest resources on allotted lands of the Quinault Reservation.[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Mitchell, Argued March 1, 1983 Decided June 27, 1983 ...
United States v. Mitchell | |
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Argued March 1, 1983 Decided June 27, 1983 | |
Full case name | United States v. Helen Mitchell, et al. |
Citations | 463 U.S. 206 (more) 103 S. Ct. 2961; 77 L. Ed. 2d 580; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 90 |
Case history | |
Prior | Mitchell v. United States, 591 F.2d 1300 (Ct. Cl. 1979); United States v. Mitchell, 445 U.S. 535 (1980); Mitchell v. United States, 664 F.2d 265 (Ct. Cl. 1981) |
Holding | |
The United States is accountable in money damages for alleged breaches of trust in connection with its management of forest resources on allotted lands of the Quinault Reservation. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Marshall, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Blackmun, Stevens |
Dissent | Powell, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor |
Laws applied | |
Tucker Act, Indian Tucker Act |
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