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· 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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