United States v. Winans
1905 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Winans, 198 U.S. 371 (1905), was a U.S. Supreme Court case that held that the Treaty with the Yakima of 1855, negotiated and signed at the Walla Walla Council of 1855, as well as treaties similar to it, protected the Indians' rights to fishing, hunting and other privileges.[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Winans, Argued April 3–4, 1905 Decided May 15, 1905 ...
United States v. Winans | |
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Argued April 3–4, 1905 Decided May 15, 1905 | |
Full case name | United States v. Winans |
Citations | 198 U.S. 371 (more) 25 S. Ct. 662; 49 L. Ed. 1089; 1905 U.S. LEXIS 1110 |
Case history | |
Prior | 73 F. 72 (C.C.D. Wash. 1896) |
Holding | |
Treaty includes the Indians' individual right to fishing, hunting and other privileges. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | McKenna, joined by Fuller, Harlan, Brewer, Brown, Peckham, Holmes, Day |
Dissent | White |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. II § 2 cl. 2 (The Treaty Clause) |
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