Legal Opinion
Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 21, 1974No. 72-851PublishedCited by 896 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Both •§ 1331 and § 1362 of Title 28 of the United States Code confer jurisdiction on the district courts to hear cases “aris[ing] under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.” 1 Section 1331 requires that the amount in controversy exceed $10,000. Under § 1362, Indian tribes may bring such suits without regard to the amount in controversy. The question now before us is whether the District Court had jurisdiction over this case under either of these sections.
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The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York by the Oneida Indian…
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