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Territory, Wilderness, Property, And Reservation: Land And Religion In Native American Supreme Court Cases, Kathleen Sands Jan 2012

Territory, Wilderness, Property, And Reservation: Land And Religion In Native American Supreme Court Cases, Kathleen Sands

American Indian Law Review

In two trilogies of Supreme Court Decisions, both involving Native Americans, land is a key metaphor, figuring variously as property, territory, wilderness, and reservation. The first trilogy, written by Chief Justice John Marshall, comprises Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823), Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831), and Worcester v. Georgia (1832). The second trilogy concerns Native American claims for religious freedom under the First Amendment and includes Bowen v. Roy (1986), Lyng v. Northwest Cemetery Protective Association (1988), and Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith (1990). The Marshal cases attempted to legitimate the transformation of land from wilderness to territory and property, and …


United States V. Hatahley: A Legal Archaeology Case Study In Law And Racial Conflict, Debora L. Threedy Jan 2009

United States V. Hatahley: A Legal Archaeology Case Study In Law And Racial Conflict, Debora L. Threedy

American Indian Law Review

This article is a case study of United States v. Hatahley using the methodology of "legal archaeology" to reconstruct the historical, social, and economic context of the litigation. In 1953, a group of individual Navajos brought suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the destruction of over one hundred horses and burros. The first section of the article presents two contrasting narratives for the case. The first relates what we know about the case from the reported opinions, while the second locates the litigated case within the larger social context by examining the parties, the history of incidents culminating …


Bittle V. Bahe: A Drunken Mistake, Brian Alan Burget Jan 2009

Bittle V. Bahe: A Drunken Mistake, Brian Alan Burget

American Indian Law Review

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Formalism And Judicial Supremacy In Federal Indian Law, Alex Tallchief Skibine Jan 2008

Formalism And Judicial Supremacy In Federal Indian Law, Alex Tallchief Skibine

American Indian Law Review

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"The Stepford Justices": The Need For Experiential Diversity On The Roberts Court, Timothy P. O'Neill Jan 2007

"The Stepford Justices": The Need For Experiential Diversity On The Roberts Court, Timothy P. O'Neill

Oklahoma Law Review

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"Watch Your Six": An Indian Nation Judge's View Of 25 Years Of Indian Law, Where We Are And Where We Are Going, Robert Yazzie Jan 1999

"Watch Your Six": An Indian Nation Judge's View Of 25 Years Of Indian Law, Where We Are And Where We Are Going, Robert Yazzie

American Indian Law Review

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City Of Boerne V. Flores Wrecks Rfra: Searching For Nuggets Among The Rubble, John Gatliff Jan 1999

City Of Boerne V. Flores Wrecks Rfra: Searching For Nuggets Among The Rubble, John Gatliff

American Indian Law Review

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The United States Supreme Court And American Indian Tribal Sovereignty (Review Of American Indian Sovereignty And The U.S. Supreme Court: The Masking Of Justice By David E. Wilkins), Richard J. Ansson Jr. Jan 1999

The United States Supreme Court And American Indian Tribal Sovereignty (Review Of American Indian Sovereignty And The U.S. Supreme Court: The Masking Of Justice By David E. Wilkins), Richard J. Ansson Jr.

American Indian Law Review

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Juries And Jurors: Juries On Trial: Constitutional Right Versus Judicial Burden: An Analysis Of Jury Effectiveness And Alternative Methods For Deciding Cases, Matthew Forbes Jan 1995

Juries And Jurors: Juries On Trial: Constitutional Right Versus Judicial Burden: An Analysis Of Jury Effectiveness And Alternative Methods For Deciding Cases, Matthew Forbes

Oklahoma Law Review

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Lien Avoidance On Exemptions: The False Controversy Over Opt-Out, Lawrence Kalevitch Jan 1991

Lien Avoidance On Exemptions: The False Controversy Over Opt-Out, Lawrence Kalevitch

Oklahoma Law Review

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Constitutional Law: Can Music Be Considered Obscene? Skyywalker Records, Inc. V. Navarro: The 2 Live Crew, Obscene Or Oppressed?, Kirk A. Olson Jan 1991

Constitutional Law: Can Music Be Considered Obscene? Skyywalker Records, Inc. V. Navarro: The 2 Live Crew, Obscene Or Oppressed?, Kirk A. Olson

Oklahoma Law Review

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The Supreme Court And The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination: Has The Burger Court Retreated?, Paul Marcus Jan 1985

The Supreme Court And The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination: Has The Burger Court Retreated?, Paul Marcus

Oklahoma Law Review

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The Supreme Court And The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination: Has The Burger Court Retreated?, Paul Marcus Jan 1985

The Supreme Court And The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination: Has The Burger Court Retreated?, Paul Marcus

Oklahoma Law Review

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The Supreme Court, Tribal Sovereignty, And Continuing Problems Of State Encroachment Into Indian Country, Clifford M. Lytle Jan 1980

The Supreme Court, Tribal Sovereignty, And Continuing Problems Of State Encroachment Into Indian Country, Clifford M. Lytle

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments Jan 1978

Recent Developments

American Indian Law Review

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Water Rights: The Mccarren Amendment And Indian Tribes' Reserved Water Rights, Elizabeth Mccallister Jan 1976

Water Rights: The Mccarren Amendment And Indian Tribes' Reserved Water Rights, Elizabeth Mccallister

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Law: First Amendment Rights: Goodbye To Free Student Press?, Deborah Jane Clarke Jan 1898

Constitutional Law: First Amendment Rights: Goodbye To Free Student Press?, Deborah Jane Clarke

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.