Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico
458 U.S. 832 · Decided July 2, 1982 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico was decided on July 2, 1982 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Thurgood Marshall 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
- 458 U.S. 832 · 102 S. Ct. 3394 · 73 L. Ed. 2d 1174 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 50
- Docket number
- 80-2162
- Decided
- July 2, 1982
- Argued
- April 28, 1982
- 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
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indians, state jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 25 U.S.C. § 450
- 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 | Dissent | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| 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 |
Full case caption
Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc., et al. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico
SCDB identifiers: case 1981-173, docket 1981-173-01.
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