White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis
798 F.2d 1205 · 1984
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 25 U.S.C. § 406 · 25 U.S.C. § 465 · 25 U.S.C. § 476 · 25 U.S.C. § 477 · 28 U.S.C. § 1341 · 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 28 U.S.C. § 1362 · 28 U.S.C. § 41
Relies on United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · Warth v. Seldin · Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co. · Fuentes v. Shevin · Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he Supremacy Clause, standing alone, “secures” federal rights only in the sense that it establishes federal-state priorities; it does not create individual rights, nor does it “secure” such rights within the meaning of § 1983. The primary function of the Supremacy Clause is to define the relationship between state and federal law. It is essentially a power conferring provision, one that allocates authority between the national and state governments; thus, it is not a rights conferring provision that protects the individual against government intrusion. We thus come down on the side of the weight of authority that preemption of state law under the Supremacy Clause— at least if based on federal occupation of the field or conflict with federal goals— will not support an action under § 1983....”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“solely for the purpose of obtaining fees in [an action] where 'civil rights' of any kind are at best an afterthought.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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