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Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 15, 1978No. 76-682PublishedCited by 1,512 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*51Mr. Justice Marshall

delivered the opinion of the Court. †

This case requires us to decide whether a federal court may-pass on the validity of an Indian tribe’s ordinance denying membership to the children of certain female tribal members.

Petitioner Santa Clara Pueblo is an Indian tribe that has been in existence for over 600 years. Respondents, a female member of the tribe and her daughter, brought suit in federal court against the tribe and its Governor, petitioner Lucario Padilla, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against enforcement of a tribal ordinance denying membership in the…

2Cases cited46 opinions

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