Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren
138 S. Ct. 1649 · Decided May 21, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren was decided on May 21, 2018 by a vote of 7–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indians, state jurisdiction” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-387
Case details
- Citations
- 138 S. Ct. 1649 · 200 L. Ed. 2d 931 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3085
- Docket number
- 17-387
- Decided
- May 21, 2018
- Argued
- March 21, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts 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
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indians, state jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Type of law
- No legal provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Concurrence | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren
SCDB identifiers: case 2017-064, docket 2017-064-01.
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