384 U.S. 209
Docket No. 1112.
SIMMONS ET AL. v. SEELATSEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE YAKIMA TRIBAL COUNCIL, ET AL.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1966.
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1966-05-16
Key passage — most relied on by later courts
“The motions to affirm are granted and the judgment is affirmed.”
quoted by 1 later decision, including Groundhog v. Keeler
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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1966-05-16
Cited by 32 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently May 1997 · most notably Morton v. Mancari (1974), Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. Weeks (1977)
20 federal appellate · 5 district · 1 state decisions
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¶1L. Frederick Paul for appellants.
¶2James B. Hovis for appellees Seelatsee et al. Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney General Weisl and Roger P. Marquis for the United States.
¶3PER CURIAM.
¶4The motions to affirm are granted and the judgment is affirmed.