Legal Opinion
United States v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 27, 1983No. 81-1748PublishedCited by 3,052 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The principal question in this case is whether the United States is accountable in money damages for alleged breaches of trust in connection with its management of forest resources on allotted lands of the Quinault Indian Reservation.
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In the 1850’s, the United States undertook a policy of removing Indian tribes from large areas of the Pacific Northwest in order to facilitate the settlement of non-Indians.1 *208Pursuant to this policy, the first Governor and Superintendent of Indian Affairs of the Washington Territory began negotiations in 1855 with various tribes living on the west coast of…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by3,052 opinions
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- Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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