Legal Opinion
Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana, Inc. v. United States Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 15, 2001No. 00-3465PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Article I of the Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate commerce with Indians. As an original matter, the power to recognize an Indian tribe might be thought quintessentially and exclusively Presidential, Western Shoshone Business Council v. Babbitt, 1 F.3d 1052, 1057 (10th Cir.1993), like the power to recognize (or not recognize) a foreign nation, Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino, 376 U.S. 398, 410, 84 S.Ct. 923, 11 L.Ed.2d 804 (1964) (“political recognition is exclusively a function of the Executive”); Clark v. Allen, 331 U.S. 503, 514, 67 S.Ct. 1431, 91 L.Ed.…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Morton v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Muwekma Ohlone Tribe v. Kenneth SalazarCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
- Juan Armstrong, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. Lasalle Bank National AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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