Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation
1979 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation, 439 U.S. 463 (1979), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the State of Washington's imposition of partial jurisdiction over certain actions on an Indian reservation, when not requested by the tribe, was valid under Public Law 280.[1]
Quick Facts Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation, Argued October 2, 1978 Decided January 16, 1979 ...
Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation | |
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Argued October 2, 1978 Decided January 16, 1979 | |
Full case name | Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation |
Citations | 439 U.S. 463 (more) 99 S. Ct. 740; 58 L. Ed. 2d 740; 1979 U.S. LEXIS 55 |
Case history | |
Prior | 552 F.2d 1332 |
Subsequent | 608 F.2d 750 |
Holding | |
The State of Washington's imposition of partial jurisdiction over certain actions on an Indian reservation, when not requested by the tribe, was valid under Public Law 280. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stewart, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan |
Laws applied | |
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 83–280 |
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