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Tribal Case Law & P.L. 280

Foundational case law database supporting tribal sovereignty arguments under Public Law 280.

Hubs & Topical Briefs

Tribal Case Law Database (Hub) P.L. 280 Resource Center PL 280 — Tribal Consent Doctrine PL 280 — Federal Trust Doctrine PL 280 — State Courts & Limits PL 280 — Encumbrance & Tribal Land PL 280 — Treaty Authority PL 280 — Worcester Doctrine

Foundational Sovereignty Cases

Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823) Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) Worcester v. Georgia (1832) Ex parte Crow Dog (1883) Elk v. Wilkins (1884) United States v. Kagama (1886) Talton v. Mayes (1896) Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock (1903) Donnelly v. United States (1913) — California Iron Crow v. Oglala Sioux Tribe (8th Cir. 1956) Mescalero Apache v. Jones (1973) Washington v. Colville (1980) New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache (1983) County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation (1985) United States v. Winans (1905) Winters v. United States (1908) Williams v. Lee (1959) Morton v. Mancari (1974) United States v. Wheeler (1978) Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez (1978) United States v. Sioux Nation (1980) Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache (1982) Ramah Navajo v. Bureau of Revenue (1982) Solem v. Bartlett (1984) Kerr-McGee v. Navajo Tribe (1985) Mississippi Band of Choctaw v. Holyfield (1989) Cotton Petroleum v. New Mexico (1989) Kiowa Tribe v. Manufacturing Technologies (1998) Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl (2013) Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community (2014) Dawes Act / General Allotment Act (1887) Oneida I — Oneida v. County of Oneida (1974) Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States (1955) Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie (1998) Brendale v. Confederated Tribes (1989) South Dakota v. Bourland (1993) OTC v. Citizen Band Potawatomi (1991) Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band (1999) Chickasaw Nation v. United States (2001) C&L Enterprises v. Potawatomi (2001) Upper Skagit v. Lundgren (2018) OTC v. Sac & Fox Nation (1993) White Mountain Apache v. United States (2003) Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi (2005) Herrera v. Wyoming (2019) McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) Lac du Flambeau v. Coughlin (2023)

Cases Limiting P.L. 280

Kennerly v. District Court (1971) McClanahan v. Arizona (1973) Bryan v. Itasca County (1976) Fisher v. District Court (1976) United States v. California (9th Cir. 1978) Washington v. Yakima Indian Nation (1979) White Mountain Apache v. Bracker (1980) Three Affiliated Tribes v. Wold (1984/86) California v. Cabazon Band (1987) Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas (2022) United States v. Mazurie (1975)

Tribal Court Authority

National Farmers Union v. Crow Tribe (1985) Iowa Mutual Ins. v. LaPlante (1987) Oliphant v. Suquamish (1978) Montana v. United States (1981) Strate v. A-1 Contractors (1997) Atkinson Trading Co. v. Shirley (2001) Nevada v. Hicks (2001) Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land (2008) Duro v. Reina (1990) Walker v. Rushing (8th Cir. 1990) United States v. Lara (2004) VAWA 2013 & 2022 Haaland v. Brackeen (2023) Major Crimes Act — 18 U.S.C. § 1153 (1885) Duro Fix — 25 U.S.C. § 1301(2) (1991) Denezpi v. United States (2022) Dollar General v. Mississippi Choctaw (2016) Lewis v. Clarke (2017) Lexington Insurance v. Smith (2024)

Constitutional & Federal Power

Seminole Tribe v. Florida (1996) Menominee Tribe v. United States (1968) Los Coyotes v. Jewell (9th Cir. 2013) Gundy v. United States (2019) City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation (2005) Carcieri v. Salazar (2009) Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (2022)

California-Specific & Federal Authority

Hoopa Valley — TLOA § 1162(d) Hopland Band v. California (2022) Northern California Intertribal Court System Agua Caliente v. Superior Court (CA 2006) Rancheria Act & Tillie Hardwick (1958/1983) Rincon Band v. Schwarzenegger (9th Cir. 2010) Big Lagoon Rancheria v. California (9th Cir. 2015) IRA — Indian Reorganization Act (1934) IGRA — Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (1988) Executive Order 13175 — Tribal Consultation (2000) Public Law 280 — The Statute (1953) General Crimes Act — 18 U.S.C. § 1152 Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) 2010 Indian Country Definition — 18 U.S.C. § 1151 ICRA — Indian Civil Rights Act (1968) ISDEAA — Self-Determination Act (1975) Nixon's 1970 Special Message DOJ Office of Tribal Justice Memo

Treaties & International Law

Nonintercourse Act (1790) Indian Removal Act (1830) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) Murray v. Charming Betsy (1804) UNDRIP — U.S. Endorsed (2010)

Land & Reservation

Reservation history, lineage, and land-related pages.

Land Ownership 500 Nations — Tribal Indians Chronology & Lineage Premises Diagram