Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Navajo Tribe
1985 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kerr-McGee v. Navajo Tribe, 471 U.S. 195 (1985), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that an Indian tribe is not required to obtain the approval of the Secretary of the Interior in order to impose taxes on non-tribal persons or entities doing business on a reservation.
Quick Facts Kerr-McGee v. Navajo Tribe, Argued February 25, 1985 Decided April 16, 1985 ...
Kerr-McGee v. Navajo Tribe | |
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Argued February 25, 1985 Decided April 16, 1985 | |
Full case name | Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Navajo Tribe of Indians |
Citations | 471 U.S. 195 (more) 105 S. Ct. 1900; 85 L. Ed. 2d 200; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2738 |
Case history | |
Prior | 731 F.2d 597 (9th Cir. 1984); cert. granted, 469 U.S. 879 (1984). |
Holding | |
An Indian tribe is not required to obtain the approval of the Secretary of the Interior in order to impose taxes on non-tribal persons or entities doing business on a reservation | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Burger, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor |
Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
25 U.S.C. § 461 |
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