Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. Leavitt
2005 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. Leavitt, 543 U.S. 631 (2005), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a contract with the Federal Government to reimburse the tribe for health care costs was binding, despite the failure of Congress to appropriate funds for those costs.[1]
Quick Facts Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. Leavitt, Argued November 9, 2004 Decided March 1, 2005 ...
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. Leavitt | |
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Argued November 9, 2004 Decided March 1, 2005 | |
Full case name | Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, et al. v. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. |
Citations | 543 U.S. 631 (more) 125 S. Ct. 1172; 161 L. Ed. 2d 66 |
Case history | |
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Holding | |
Reversed and remanded in part, affirmed and remanded in part, held that a contract with the Federal Government to reimburse the tribe for health care costs was binding, despite the failure of Congress to appropriate funds for those costs. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg |
Concurrence | Scalia |
Rehnquist took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. 450 et. seq. |
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