· 6/11/1986
United States v. Dion
Citations
- 476 U.S. 734
- 106 S. Ct. 2216
- 90 L. Ed. 2d 767
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 53
- 16 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20676
- 54 U.S.L.W. 4614
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that rights granted to a tribe by treaty may be abrogated by Congress
- holding that rights granted to a tribe by treaty may be abrogated by Congress
- holding that the Eagle Protection Act “abrogates” treaty right to hunt eagles
- holding that the Eagle Protection Act \abrogates\ treaty right to hunt eagles
- finding that “[w]hat is essential is clear evidence that Congress actually considered the conflict .... and chose to resolve that conflict by abrogating the treaty”
- explaining that “treaty rights can be asserted by . . . an individual member of the Tribe”
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Judges: Marshall
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