California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987)
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California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed tribal sovereignty by limiting state regulation of gaming activities on Native American reservations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987) canonical | 2 |
| Cabazon Band of Mission Indians v. California | 1 |
| California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6724454 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987) Context triple: [Native American sovereignty, historicallyArticulatedIn, California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987)]
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Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States is a 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case that denied compensable property rights to an Alaska Native group by relying on the Doctrine of Discovery to limit Indigenous land claims.
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Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts Arizona’s requirement that prospective voters provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering using the federal form.
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Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited Congress’s power to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits in federal court, reinforcing state sovereign immunity.
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De Canas v. Bica
De Canas v. Bica is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a California law regulating the employment of unauthorized immigrants, holding that not all state regulations touching on immigration are preempted by federal law.
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Bridges v. California
Bridges v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly expanded First Amendment protections by limiting the power of courts to punish out-of-court publications as contempt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987) Target entity description: California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed tribal sovereignty by limiting state regulation of gaming activities on Native American reservations.
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A.
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States is a 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case that denied compensable property rights to an Alaska Native group by relying on the Doctrine of Discovery to limit Indigenous land claims.
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B.
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts Arizona’s requirement that prospective voters provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering using the federal form.
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C.
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited Congress’s power to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits in federal court, reinforcing state sovereign immunity.
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D.
De Canas v. Bica
De Canas v. Bica is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a California law regulating the employment of unauthorized immigrants, holding that not all state regulations touching on immigration are preempted by federal law.
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E.
Bridges v. California
Bridges v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly expanded First Amendment protections by limiting the power of courts to punish out-of-court publications as contempt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American gaming case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ federal Indian law case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| affirms | tribal sovereignty over gaming activities ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
California
NERFINISHED
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Indian reservations in Public Law 280 states ⓘ |
| aroseFrom |
Riverside County, California
NERFINISHED
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dispute over regulation of high-stakes bingo ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases on Native American tribal sovereignty
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United States Supreme Court cases on gambling law ⓘ |
| clarifies | distinction between criminal/prohibitory and civil/regulatory state laws ⓘ |
| concerns |
bingo operations on Indian reservations
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card games on Indian reservations ⓘ |
| construes | the scope of state power under Public Law 280 ⓘ |
| hasChiefJusticeAtTime | William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 480 U.S. 202 ⓘ |
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1987-02-25 ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | No. 85-1708 ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
development of Indian gaming law
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federal-tribal-state relations ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
Public Law 280
NERFINISHED
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criminal/prohibitory vs civil/regulatory distinction ⓘ state regulation of tribal gaming ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasMajorityAuthor | Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy | Justice Byron White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPage | 202 ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReporter | United States Reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRespondent |
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
NERFINISHED
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Morongo Band of Mission Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVolume | 480 ⓘ |
| hasVote | 6-3 ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| held |
that California could not apply its civil/regulatory gambling laws to tribal gaming operations
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that states with Public Law 280 jurisdiction may enforce only criminal/prohibitory laws on reservations, not civil/regulatory laws ⓘ that tribal gaming is protected from most state regulation when the state permits similar gaming for any purpose ⓘ |
| influenced | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interprets | Public Law 280 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
California state gambling laws
NERFINISHED
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Native American gaming ⓘ |
| isConsidered | a key precedent in Native American sovereignty jurisprudence ⓘ |
| jurisdictionBasis | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| limits | state regulatory authority on Indian reservations ⓘ |
| preceded | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987) Description of subject: California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed tribal sovereignty by limiting state regulation of gaming activities on Native American reservations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Native American sovereignty
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historicallyArticulatedIn
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California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987)
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subject surface form:
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
this entity surface form:
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians v. California
United States federal Indian law and policy
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shapedBy
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California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987)
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this entity surface form:
California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians