Legal Opinion
United States v. Dann
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 20, 1985No. 83-1476PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question presented in this case is whether the appropriation of funds into a Treasury account pursuant to 31 U. S. C. §724a (1976 ed., Supp. V) 1 constitutes “payment” under § 22(a) of the Indian Claims Commission Act, 60 Stat. 1055, 25 U. S. C. § 70u(a) (1976 ed.). 2
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This case is an episode in a longstanding conflict between the United States and the Shoshone Tribe over title to lands in the western United States. In 1951 certain members of the Shoshone Tribe sought compensation for the loss of aboriginal title 3 to lands located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of OneidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cherokee Nation v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- Johnson & Graham's Lessee v. McIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
- United States v. Sioux Nation of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Maynard Alves v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Navajo Tribe of Indians v. State of New MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Mary Dann Carrie Dann, United States of America v. Mary Dann Carrie DannCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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