· 6/13/1983
New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe
Citations
- 462 U.S. 324
- 103 S. Ct. 2378
- 76 L. Ed. 2d 611
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 57
- 51 U.S.L.W. 4741
How courts have described this case
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- discussing special considerations governing preemption of state law by “federal and tribal interests”
- “State jurisdiction over activities on Indian reservations is preempted by federal law only if it interferes or is incompatible with federal and tribal interests reflected in federal law.”
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Judges: Marshall
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