Legal Opinion
Idaho v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 18, 2001No. 00-189PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
The United States brought this quiet title action against the State of Idaho. The question is whether the National Government holds title, in trust for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, to lands underlying portions of Lake Coeur d’Alene and the St. Joe River. We hold that it does.
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The Coeur d’Alene Tribe once inhabited more than 3.5 million acres in what is now northern Idaho and northeastern Washington, including the area of Lake Coeur d’Alene and the St. Joe River. 95 F. Supp. 2d 1094,1095-1096,1099-1100 (Idaho 1998).1 Tribal members traditionally used the lake and its related waterways for food,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe of IdahoSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of OneidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian AffairsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Citizens Against Rails-To-Trails v. Surface Transportation BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- United States v. MilnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Coeur D'Alene Tribe v. Asarco Inc.District Court, D. Idaho · 2003
- Alaska v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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