Legal Opinion
Spotted Eagle v. BLACKFEET TRIBE OF BLACKFEET INDIAN RES., CITY OF BROWNING
District Court, D. Montana
Decided July 7, 1969No. Civ. 2780PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RUSSELL E. SMITH, Chief Judge.
In this action nine Blackfeet Indians, for themselves and for the class whom they seek to represent, ask the Court for a judgment which would:
1. Enjoin the use of the Blackfeet Tribal Jail.
2. By mandatory injunction require the tribal judges to grant persons within their jurisdiction all of the rights which defendants in state and federal courts enjoy, plus some rights not yet uniformly enjoyed by the general public, such as the alleged right of an alcoholic to be treated rather than jailed.
3. Nullify the Law and Order Code of the Blackfeet Tribe.
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Russell Means v. Dick WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Dry Creek Lodge, Inc., a Wyoming Corporation v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Runs After v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Kevin Howlett v. The Salish and Kootenal Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, MontanaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Stanley Johnson v. The Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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