Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
348 U.S. 272 · Decided February 7, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States was decided on February 7, 1955 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, takings clause” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 272 · 75 S. Ct. 313 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 314 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1186
- Docket number
- 43
- Decided
- February 7, 1955
- Argued
- November 12, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, takings clause
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fifth Amendment (takings clause)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent |
Full case caption
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-029, docket 1954-029-01.
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