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Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1985
Full case nameMontana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
Citations471 U.S. 759 (more)
Holding
States cannot tax tribes without express Congressional approval.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
MajorityPowell
DissentWhite, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens
Laws applied
Indian Mineral Leasing Act

Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians, 471 U.S. 759 (1985), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that States cannot tax tribes without express Congressional approval.[1][2] The canons of construction for interpreting treaties between the United States and tribes apply to the interpretation of federal statutes.[2]

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  1. ^ Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians, 471 U.S. 759 (1985)
  2. ^ a b Williams, Joel West, ed. (2022). "Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians". Landmark Indian Law Cases, Second Edition. p. 559.
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  • Text of Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians, 471 U.S. 759 (1985) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia
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