Legal Opinion
Metlakatla Indian Community v. Egan
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1960No. 326PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
These consolidated cases were commenced on June 22 and 24, 1959, in the interim District Court for Alaska, by complaints seeking permanent injunctions against threatened enforcement by the new State of Alaska, its Governor, and other agents, of an Alaska statute (Alaska Laws 1959, c. 17, as amended, Alaska Laws 1959, c. 95) making it a criminal offense to fish with traps. The statute was assailed on the ground that it was in conflict with applicable federal law. On July 2, 1959, orders were entered denying the injunctions, dismissing the complaints with prejudice, and denying an injunction…
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- Organized Village of Kake v. EganDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1959
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