Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.
476 U.S. 877 · Decided June 16, 1986 · 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 June 16, 1986 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor 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
- 476 U.S. 877 · 106 S. Ct. 2305 · 90 L. Ed. 2d 881 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 58
- Docket number
- 84-1973
- Decided
- June 16, 1986
- Argued
- March 24, 1986
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- 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. | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| 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 | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C., et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1985-110, docket 1985-110-01.
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