Legal Opinion
Catawba Indian Tribe v. State
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 19, 2007No. 26291PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
The State of South Carolina and Henry D. McMaster, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State, (Appellants) appeal the circuit court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina (Respondent). We certified the case for review from the Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR, and we affirm in part and reverse in part.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1993, after many years of litigation and extensive negotiations, Respondent, the State, and the United States entered into a settlement that ended a dispute over the right to possession of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. MazurieSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hodges v. RaineySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
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