Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
1982 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, 455 U.S. 130 (1982), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that an Indian tribe has the authority to impose taxes on non-Indians that are conducting business on the reservation as an inherent power under their tribal sovereignty.[1][2]
Quick Facts Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, Argued March 30, 1981Reargued November 4, 1981 Decided January 25, 1982 ...
Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe | |
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Argued March 30, 1981 Reargued November 4, 1981 Decided January 25, 1982 | |
Full case name | Merrion et al., DBA Merrion & Bayless, et al. v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe et al. |
Citations | 455 U.S. 130 (more) 102 S. Ct. 894; 71 L. Ed. 2d 21; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 25; 72 Oil & Gas Rep. 617 |
Case history | |
Prior | Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, 617 F.2d 537 (10th Cir. 1980).; Merrion and Bayless, et al. v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, et al., No. 77-292P and No. 77-343P, (D. N.Mex., 1979) (not reported) |
Holding | |
Held that an Indian tribe has the authority to impose taxes on non-Indians that are conducting business on the reservation as an inherent power under their tribal sovereignty. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Marshall, joined by Brennan, White, Blackmun, Powell, O'Connor |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. Art I, §8; 25 U.S.C. § 398a, et seq. |
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