Legal Opinion

Oneida Indian Nation of New York v. Madison County

District Court, N.D. New York

Decided October 27, 2005No. 1:00-cr-00506PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER and PERMANENT INJUNCTION

HURD, District Judge.

A Nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability.

President Abraham Lincoln

Annual Message to Congress

December 1, 1862

A district court should not permit the taking of a sovereign nation’s land against its will by foreclosure or any other means, without the express approval of the United States Government. In this country such an extraordinary remedy — taking a sovereign nation’s land against its will — has never been legally…

2Cases cited38 opinions

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Oneida Indian Nation v. Madison CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  2. Cayuga Indian Nation v. GouldNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. Oneida Indian Nation of NY v. Madison CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  4. New York v. Shinnecock Indian NationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2007
  5. Smale v. NoretepCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2009

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