Legal Opinion
Oneida Indian Nation v. New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 4, 1982No. Nos. 683, 710 and 815 to 818, Dockets 81-7616, 81-7618, 81-7626, 81-7628, 81-7638 and 81-7646PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
For the first time in Indian land claim litigation a federal court is asked to invalidate land purchases made by a state from Indian tribes prior to the adoption of the United States Constitution, allegedly in violation of the Articles of Confederation. The plaintiffs in this consolidated action are the direct successors in interest to the Oneida Indian Nation (“Oneida”), whose members since time immemorial had prior to the American Revolution occupied land in central New York State totalling approximately six million acres. They seek to invalidate two “state”…
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