Legal Opinion
State v. Forge
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 14, 1977No. 46473, 46478 and 46479PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGOSHESKE, Justice.
On this appeal, defendants seek to overturn their convictions for fishing on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation without a supplementary reservation stamp affixed to their Minnesota fishing licenses in violation of Minn.St. 97.431. Defendants principally contend that this statute, which requires all persons who are not members of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe to pay a special licensing fee for the privilege of fishing within the reservation, is an unconstitutional denial of equal protection to non-Indians. For reasons which follow, we hold that members of the Minnesota…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. RussellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
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- Peyote Way Church of God, Inc. v. Richard Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- In Re Estate of TurnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
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