Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.
467 U.S. 138 · Decided May 29, 1984 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C. was decided on May 29, 1984 by a vote of 7–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indians, state jurisdiction” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 467 U.S. 138 · 104 S. Ct. 2267 · 81 L. Ed. 2d 113 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 8
- Docket number
- 82-629
- Decided
- May 29, 1984
- Argued
- November 29, 1983
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indians, state jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1360
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C., et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1983-104, docket 1983-104-01.
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