United States Supreme Court decision United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
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United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians is a landmark 1980 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the federal government had unlawfully taken the Black Hills from the Sioux, awarding monetary compensation for the violation of their treaty rights.
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| United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court decision
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federal Indian law case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ takings clause case ⓘ |
| appliesConstitutionalProvision | Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesStatute | Indian Claims Commission Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsStateOrRegion |
South Dakota
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Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsTerritory | Black Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChiefJusticeAtDecision | Warren E. Burger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 448 U.S. 371 ⓘ |
| hasCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1980-06-30 ⓘ |
| hasDissentBy |
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
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Justice Potter Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | 19th-century U.S. expansion into Sioux treaty lands ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
whether Congress’s actions constituted a taking requiring just compensation
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whether prior Court of Claims proceedings barred further recovery ⓘ |
| hasLegalSubject |
Fifth Amendment takings
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Native American treaty rights ⓘ federal trust responsibility ⓘ sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| hasLongTermEffect |
became a key precedent in later Native American land and compensation claims
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established a major trust fund for the Sioux Nation based on the compensation award ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy | Justice Harry A. Blackmun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemedyType | monetary damages rather than land restoration ⓘ |
| hasTreatyContext | Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUSReportsPage | 371 ⓘ |
| hasUSReportsVolume | 448 ⓘ |
| hasVote | 8–1 on key holdings ⓘ |
| hasYearDecided | 1980 ⓘ |
| held |
the United States had unlawfully taken the Black Hills from the Sioux Nation
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the federal government violated the treaty rights of the Sioux Nation ⓘ the taking of the Black Hills required just compensation under the Fifth Amendment ⓘ |
| involvesParty |
Sioux Nation of Indians
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesTribe |
Lakota Sioux
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Sioux Nation of Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedAs | one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions on Native American land claims ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| recognized |
that the Black Hills were taken without just compensation
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that the United States breached its treaty obligations to the Sioux Nation ⓘ |
| relatesToDoctrine |
just compensation
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res judicata ⓘ separation of powers in claims against the United States ⓘ |
| resultedIn | monetary compensation award to the Sioux Nation ⓘ |
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Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
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United States Supreme Court decision United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
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