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.
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| California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians | 1 |
| Cabazon Band of Mission Indians v. California | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| 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
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Indian reservations in Public Law 280 states ⓘ |
| aroseFrom |
Riverside County, California
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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
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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