Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony
538 U.S. 701 · Decided May 19, 2003 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony was decided on May 19, 2003 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indians (general)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 538 U.S. 701 · 123 S. Ct. 1887 · 155 L. Ed. 2d 933 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 3676
- Docket number
- 02-281
- Decided
- May 19, 2003
- Argued
- March 31, 2003
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indians (general)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority |
Full case caption
Inyo County, California, et al. v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 2002-054, docket 2002-054-01.
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