Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
498 U.S. 505 · Decided February 26, 1991 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma was decided on February 26, 1991 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part and reversed or vacated it in part. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist 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
- 498 U.S. 505 · 111 S. Ct. 905 · 112 L. Ed. 2d 1112 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1298
- Docket number
- 89-1322
- Decided
- February 26, 1991
- Argued
- January 7, 1991
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- William H. Rehnquist
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indians, state jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority |
Full case caption
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
SCDB identifiers: case 1990-039, docket 1990-039-01.
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- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield
- Emery L. Negonsott v. Harold Samuels
- Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Sac and Fox Nation
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- Board of Education of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Robert L. Dowell
- Mark E. Dennis v. Margaret L. Higgins
- International Union v. Johnson Controls, Inc.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co.
- Powers v. Ohio
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