Indians, state jurisdiction: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Indians, state jurisdiction,” part of the Civil Rights area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 75 decisions, newest first

• Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. Texas
  2022 U.S. LEXIS 2941Decided June 15, 20225–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• McGirt v. Oklahoma
  140 S. Ct. 2452Decided July 9, 20205–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• Herrera v. WyomingAltered precedent
  139 S. Ct. 1686Decided May 20, 20195–4Sonia Sotomayor
• Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc.
  139 S. Ct. 1000Decided March 19, 20195–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren
  138 S. Ct. 1649Decided May 21, 20187–2Neil M. Gorsuch
• Lewis v. Clarke
  137 S. Ct. 1285Decided April 25, 20178–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Nebraska v. Parker
  577 U.S. 481Decided March 22, 20168–0Clarence Thomas
• Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community
  572 U.S. 782Decided May 27, 20145–4Elena Kagan
• Donald L. Carcieri v. Ken L. Salazar
  555 U.S. 379Decided February 24, 20096–3Clarence Thomas
• Joan Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
  546 U.S. 95Decided December 6, 20057–2Clarence Thomas
• City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
  544 U.S. 197Decided March 29, 20058–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt
  543 U.S. 631Decided March 1, 20058–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Nevada v. Floyd Hicks
  533 U.S. 353Decided June 25, 20019–0Antonin Scalia
• Idaho v. United States
  533 U.S. 262Decided June 18, 20015–4David H. Souter
• C & L Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
  532 U.S. 411Decided April 30, 20019–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Cass County v. Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
  524 U.S. 103Decided June 8, 19989–0Clarence Thomas
• Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.
  523 U.S. 751Decided May 26, 19986–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Montana v. Crow Tribe of Indians
  523 U.S. 696Decided May 18, 19989–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government
  522 U.S. 520Decided February 25, 19989–0Clarence Thomas
• South Dakota v. Yankton Sioux Tribe
  522 U.S. 329Decided January 26, 19989–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• William Strate v. A-1 Contractors and Lyle Stockert
  520 U.S. 438Decided April 28, 19979–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Chickasaw Nation
  515 U.S. 450Decided June 14, 19955–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Department of Taxation and Finance of New York v. Milhelm Attea & Bros., Inc., Etc.
  512 U.S. 61Decided June 13, 19949–0John Paul Stevens
• Robert Hagen v. Utah
  510 U.S. 399Decided February 23, 19947–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• South Dakota v. Gregg Bourland, Etc.
  508 U.S. 679Decided June 14, 19937–2Clarence Thomas
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Sac and Fox Nation
  508 U.S. 114Decided May 17, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Emery L. Negonsott v. Harold Samuels
  507 U.S. 99Decided February 24, 19939–0William H. Rehnquist
• County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation
  502 U.S. 251Decided January 14, 19929–0Antonin Scalia
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
  498 U.S. 505Decided February 26, 19919–0William H. Rehnquist
• Philip Brendale v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation
  492 U.S. 408Decided June 29, 19895–4John Paul Stevens
• Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico
  490 U.S. 163Decided April 25, 19896–3John Paul Stevens
• Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield
  490 U.S. 30Decided April 3, 19896–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
  480 U.S. 202Decided February 25, 19876–3Byron R. White
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.
  476 U.S. 877Decided June 16, 19866–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc.
  476 U.S. 498Decided June 2, 19866–3John Paul Stevens
• California State Board of Equalization v. Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
  474 U.S. 9Decided November 4, 19855–4Per curiam
• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife v. Klamath Indian Tribe
  473 U.S. 753Decided July 2, 19856–2John Paul Stevens
• Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
  471 U.S. 759Decided June 3, 19856–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State
  470 U.S. 226Decided March 4, 19855–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.
  467 U.S. 138Decided May 29, 19847–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Solem v. Bartlett
  465 U.S. 463Decided February 22, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Rice v. Rehner
  463 U.S. 713Decided July 1, 19836–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe
  462 U.S. 324Decided June 13, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• Arizona v. California
  460 U.S. 605Decided March 30, 19835–3Byron R. White
• Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico
  458 U.S. 832Decided July 2, 19826–3Thurgood Marshall
• Montana v. United States
  450 U.S. 544Decided March 24, 19816–3Potter Stewart
• White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker
  448 U.S. 136Decided June 27, 19806–3Thurgood Marshall
• Central Machinery Co. v. Arizona State Tax Commission
  448 U.S. 160Decided June 27, 19805–4Thurgood Marshall
• Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation
  447 U.S. 134Decided June 10, 19806–3Byron R. White
• United States v. Clarke
  445 U.S. 253Decided March 18, 19807–2William H. Rehnquist
• Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Association
  443 U.S. 658Decided July 2, 19796–3John Paul Stevens
• Wilson v. Omaha Indian Tribe
  442 U.S. 653Decided June 20, 19798–0Byron R. White
• Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation
  439 U.S. 463Decided January 16, 19797–2Potter Stewart
• United States v. John
  437 U.S. 634Decided June 23, 19789–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Washington
  433 U.S. 165Decided June 23, 19777–2John Paul Stevens
• Bryan v. Itasca CountyLaw held unconstitutional
  426 U.S. 373Decided June 14, 19769–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Moe v. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
  425 U.S. 463Decided April 27, 19769–0William H. Rehnquist
• Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Montana
  424 U.S. 382Decided March 1, 19769–0Per curiam
• Decoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District
  420 U.S. 425Decided March 3, 19756–3Potter Stewart
• Antoine et Ux. v. Washington
  420 U.S. 194Decided February 19, 19757–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Oneida Indian Nation of New York v. County of Oneida
  414 U.S. 661Decided January 21, 19749–0Byron R. White
• Department of Game of Washington v. Puyallup Tribe
  414 U.S. 44Decided November 19, 19739–0William O. Douglas
• Mattz v. Arnett
  412 U.S. 481Decided June 11, 19739–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Tonasket v. Washington
  411 U.S. 451Decided April 24, 19739–0Per curiam
• Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesLaw held unconstitutional
  411 U.S. 145Decided March 27, 19736–3Byron R. White
• McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax CommissionLaw held unconstitutional
  411 U.S. 164Decided March 27, 19739–0Thurgood Marshall
• Kennerly v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of Montana
  400 U.S. 423Decided January 18, 19717–2Per curiam
• Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma
  397 U.S. 620Decided April 27, 19704–3Thurgood Marshall
• Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game of Washington
  391 U.S. 392Decided May 27, 19689–0William O. Douglas
• Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United States
  391 U.S. 404Decided May 27, 19686–2William O. Douglas
• Warren Trading Post Co. v. Arizona Tax Commission
  380 U.S. 685Decided April 29, 19659–0Hugo L. Black
• Metlakatla Indian Community v. Egan
  369 U.S. 45Decided March 5, 19629–0Felix Frankfurter
• Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary
  368 U.S. 351Decided January 15, 19629–0Hugo L. Black
• Williams et Ux. v. Lee
  358 U.S. 217Decided January 12, 19599–0Hugo L. Black
• Bailess v. Paukune
  344 U.S. 171Decided December 8, 19529–0William O. Douglas

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error