Tribal Sovereignty

Case involving the scope of federal funding obligations to Native American tribes

1. Washington v. United States

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 11, 2018)
3. VictimsSuquamish TribeTulalip TribesSwinomish Indian Tribal CommunityMakah TribeLower Elwha Klallam TribeDefendantsState of WashingtonPlaintiffsUnited StatesDefense AttorneysWashington State Attorney General’s OfficePlaintiff AttorneysUnited States Department of JusticeInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States District Court for the Western District of Washington
4. Case Tags: Native American Treaty Rights;Culvert Case;Tribal Sovereignty;Environmental Law

1. McGirt v. Oklahoma

2. Jurisdiction: United States (July 9, 2020)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Jimcy McGirt]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[无]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Ian Heath Gershengorn]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[Muscogee (Creek) Nation]]><![CDATA[Seminole Nation]]><![CDATA[Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals]]><![CDATA[Office of the Attorney General of Oklahoma]]>
4. Case Tags: Tribal Sovereignty;Federal Indian Law;Criminal Jurisdiction;Reservation Disestablishment

1. Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 19, 2019)
3. DefendantsCougar Den, Inc.PlaintiffsWashington State Department of LicensingJudgesStephen BreyerJohn RobertsInstitutionsUnited States Supreme CourtWashington State Department of LicensingYakama Nation
4. Case Tags: U.S. Supreme Court;Indian Treaty Rights;State Fuel Tax Dispute;Tribal Sovereignty

1. Herrera v. Wyoming

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 20, 2019)
3. Original Case: Herrera v. Wyoming, 587 U.S. ___ (2019)
4. DefendantsClayvin HerreraPlaintiffsState of WyomingJudgesSonia SotomayorSamuel A. Alito, Jr.John G. Roberts, Jr.Ruth Bader GinsburgStephen G. BreyerElena KaganNeil M. GorsuchClarence ThomasBrett M. KavanaughInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesWyoming Supreme CourtCrow Tribe of IndiansWyoming Game and Fish Department
5. Case Tags: Treaty Rights;Tribal Sovereignty;Hunting Rights;Supreme Court Decision

1. Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 25, 2021)
3. Victims<![CDATA[None]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation]]><![CDATA[Tulalip Tribes]]><![CDATA[Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Judges<![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]>Institutions<![CDATA[United States Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[United States Department of the Treasury]]><![CDATA[Alaska Native corporations]]>
4. Case Tags: Tribal Sovereignty;CARES Act Funding;Alaska Native Corporations;Indian Self-Determination Act

1. Haaland v. Brackeen

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 15, 2023)
3. Victims<![CDATA[None]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Deb Haaland]]><![CDATA[United States]]><![CDATA[Cherokee Nation]]><![CDATA[Navajo Nation]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Chad Everet Brackeen]]><![CDATA[Jennifer Kay Brackeen]]><![CDATA[Altagracia Hernandez]]><![CDATA[State of Texas]]><![CDATA[State of Indiana]]><![CDATA[State of Louisiana]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Elizabeth B. Prelogar]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Matthew D. McGill]]>Judges<![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Department of the Interior]]><![CDATA[Cherokee Nation]]><![CDATA[Navajo Nation]]><![CDATA[State of Texas]]>
4. Case Tags: Indian Child Welfare Act;Tribal Sovereignty;Equal Protection;Constitutional Law

1. Arizona v. Navajo Nation

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 22, 2023)
3. Original Case: Arizona v. Navajo Nation, 599 U.S. 555 (2023)
4. Victims<![CDATA[None]]>Defendants<![CDATA[United States]]><![CDATA[United States Department of the Interior]]><![CDATA[State of Arizona]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Navajo Nation]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Judges<![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[Navajo Nation]]><![CDATA[United States Department of the Interior]]><![CDATA[State of Arizona]]>
5. Case Tags: Water Rights;Tribal Sovereignty;U.S. Supreme Court;Federal Trust Responsibility

1. Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 29, 2022)
3. DefendantsVictor Manuel Castro-HuertaPlaintiffsState of OklahomaProsecutorsJohn M. O'ConnorMithun MansinghaniDefense AttorneysZachary C. SchaufIan Heath GershengornPlaintiff AttorneysMithun MansinghaniJudgesBrett M. KavanaughJohn G. RobertsClarence ThomasSamuel A. AlitoAmy Coney BarrettNeil M. GorsuchStephen G. BreyerSonia SotomayorElena KaganInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesOklahoma Court of Criminal AppealsMuscogee (Creek) Nation
4. Case Tags: Indian Country Jurisdiction;Tribal Sovereignty;Supreme Court Decision;McGirt v. Oklahoma Limitation

1. 贝塞拉诉圣卡洛斯阿帕奇部落案

2. Jurisdiction: United States (2024-06-06)
3. Original Case: Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe
4. DefendantsXavier BecerraPlaintiffsSan Carlos Apache TribeInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
5. Status or Result: 最高法院以5比4裁定，圣卡洛斯阿帕奇部落胜诉，政府必须全额支付合同支持成本。
6. Case Tags: Indian Self-Determination Act;Tribal Sovereignty;Federal Spending Clause;Supreme Court Ruling