Legal Opinion
Inyo County, California v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 19, 2003No. 02-281PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
This case stems from a California county’s investigation of Native American tribe members for alleged off-reservation crimes. Pursuing the investigation, county law enforcement officers executed a state-court warrant for casino employment records kept by the Tribe on its reservation. The Tribe sued Inyo County (County), the District Attorney, and the Sheriff in federal court, asserting sovereign immunity from state-court processes and seeking declaratory, injunc-tive, and monetary relief.
The parties and, as amicus curiae, the United States agree that a Native American Tribe, like a State of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Brown v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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