Legal Opinion
Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation v. Montana
District Court, D. Montana
Decided April 22, 1992No. CV-89-215-GFPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HATFIELD, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, the Fort Belknap Indian Community (“the Community”), instituted the present declaratory judgment action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202, challenging the State of Montana’s authority to prosecute Indian persons for criminal violations of state liquor laws that occur within Indian country. 1 Having considered the ar guments presented by the parties in support of their respective motions for summary judgment, the court is prepared to rule. 2
BACKGROUND
This matter has its genesis in a criminal proceeding in the District Court of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Alabama v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. MazurieSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Blatchford v. Native Village of NoatakSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Organized Village of Kake v. EganSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Fort Belknap Indian Community v. MazurekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- New York State Department of Taxation & Finance v. St. Regis GroupNew York Supreme Court · 1994
- Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation v. MazurekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994