Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-411 |
Apr 14, 2008 Tr. |
Jun 25, 2008 | TBD | Roberts | OT 2007 |
Issue: Whether Indian tribes’ courts have authority to decide a civil lawsuit that involves business dealings between a company owned by a member of the tribe and a bank that owns land on a reservation, but itself is not owned by a tribal member.
Judgment: Reversed, in an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts on June 25, 2008.
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Briefs and Documents
Merits briefs- Brief for Petitioner Plains Commerce Bank
- Brief for Respondent Long Family Land and Cattle Company, Inc., Ronnie Long and Lila Long
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Plains Commerce Bank
- Brief for the States of Idaho, Alaska, Florida, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the American Bankers Association and the South Dakota Bankers Association in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Mountain States Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Association of American Railroads in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Clearwater County, Idaho County, and Louis County, Idaho; Cass County, Mahnomen County, and Mille Lacs County, Minnesota in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Sacred Circle, and the National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women, et al., in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the National American Indian Court Judges Association, the Navajo Nation, and the Northwest Intertribal Court System in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the United States in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the National Congress of American Indians, et al., in Support of Respondent
