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Three Affiliated Tribes V. Wold Engineering (1986), United States Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor
Three Affiliated Tribes V. Wold Engineering (1986), United States Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor
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Three Affiliated Tribes v. Wold Engineering is a case that forced the United States (US) Supreme Court to clarify US Public Law 83-280 (typically referred to as Public Law 280). Due to a lack of clarity in US Public Law 280, when the Three Affiliated Tribes attempted to sue Wold Engineering for breach of contract, North Dakota (ND) state courts told the tribes that they were unable to preside over a case between a sovereign nation and a private business. The ND Supreme Court held that the tribes would have to give up tribal sovereignty if they wanted to try …