Tonasket v. Washington

Supreme Court of the United States

April 24, 1973

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1973-04-24

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“The judgment of the Supreme Court of Washington is vacated, and the case is remanded to that Court for reconsideration in light of §§ 6 and 7 of c. 157,1972 Extraordinary Session Laws of the State of Washington, and this Court’s decision in McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm’n, ante, p. 164 [ 411 U.S. 164 , 36 L. Ed. 2d 129 , 93 S. Ct. 1257 (1973)].”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 84 Wash. 2d 164 - Tonasket v. State

Relies on McClanahan v. State Tax Commission of Arizona

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Vacated and remanded · 9–0 · Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1973-04-24

How this case has been cited

Cited by 28 later decisions (7 by the Supreme Court) — most recently January 2004 · most notably Bryan v. Itasca County (1976), Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation (1979)

8 federal appellate · 4 district · 9 state decisions

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Robert L. Pirtle, Seattle, Wash., for appellant.

Alvin J. Ziontz, Seattle, Wash., for Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington, and others, as amici curiae, by special leave of Court.

Slade Gorton, Atty. Gen., for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

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The judgment of the Supreme Court of Washington is vacated, and the case is remanded to that Court for reconsideration in light of §§ 6 and 7 of c. 157, 1972 Extraordinary Session Laws of the State of Washington, and this Court's decision in McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Comm'n, 411 U.S. 164, 93 S.Ct. 1257, 36 L.Ed.2d 129 (1973).