Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation
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Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court denied the Oneida Indian Nation sovereign authority over reacquired ancestral lands, emphasizing equitable doctrines and long-standing non-Indian governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation Context triple: [Doctrine of Discovery, appliedInCourtCase, Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation]
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was an 1831 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic dependent nation" lacking standing to sue as a foreign nation, a ruling that shaped federal Indian law and the context of Indian Removal.
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B.
Alden v. Maine
Alden v. Maine is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded state sovereign immunity by holding that states are generally immune from private suits for damages in their own courts under federal law.
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C.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
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D.
Timbs v. Indiana
Timbs v. Indiana is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation Target entity description: Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court denied the Oneida Indian Nation sovereign authority over reacquired ancestral lands, emphasizing equitable doctrines and long-standing non-Indian governance.
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A.
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was an 1831 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic dependent nation" lacking standing to sue as a foreign nation, a ruling that shaped federal Indian law and the context of Indian Removal.
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B.
Alden v. Maine
Alden v. Maine is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded state sovereign immunity by holding that states are generally immune from private suits for damages in their own courts under federal law.
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C.
Downes v. Bidwell
Downes v. Bidwell is a 1901 U.S. Supreme Court case that helped establish the "Insular Cases" doctrine, holding that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all territories under American control.
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D.
Timbs v. Indiana
Timbs v. Indiana is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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federal Indian law case ⓘ land rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
Native American law
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federal Indian land claims ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | January 11, 2005 ⓘ |
| citation | 544 U.S. 197 ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | March 29, 2005 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
John Paul Stevens
NERFINISHED
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John Paul Stevens, in part ⓘ John Paul Stevens, joined in part by Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 03-855 ⓘ |
| doctrineApplied |
acquiescence
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impossibility ⓘ laches ⓘ |
| fullName | City of Sherrill, New York v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
City of Sherrill, New York
NERFINISHED
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Oneida County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
The Oneida Indian Nation could not unilaterally reassert sovereign control over parcels of land it had reacquired in the City of Sherrill
NERFINISHED
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The reacquired parcels were subject to local property taxation ⓘ |
| impact |
Directed tribes to use the land-into-trust process under 25 U.S.C. § 465 (now 25 U.S.C. § 5108) to restore sovereign status to reacquired lands
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Limited the ability of tribes to revive sovereignty over historically recognized reservation lands reacquired in fee ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalIssue |
application of equitable doctrines to Indian land claims
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tax immunity of tribal lands reacquired on the open market ⓘ tribal sovereignty over reacquired ancestral lands ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| page | 197 ⓘ |
| party |
City of Sherrill, New York
NERFINISHED
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Oneida Indian Nation of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | City of Sherrill, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasoning |
The Court emphasized the disruption that would result from reestablishing tribal sovereignty over lands long governed by state and local authorities
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The Court emphasized the long passage of time since the original dispossession of the land ⓘ The Court relied on equitable considerations to deny the relief sought by the Oneida Indian Nation ⓘ |
| relatedToPriorCase |
County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation (Oneida II)
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Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida (Oneida I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToTreaty | Treaties between the United States and the Oneida Indian Nation recognizing Oneida reservation lands ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Oneida Indian Nation of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volume | 544 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation Description of subject: Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court denied the Oneida Indian Nation sovereign authority over reacquired ancestral lands, emphasizing equitable doctrines and long-standing non-Indian governance.
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