Williams v. Lee
A Question Of Jurisdiction, The Treaty Of 1868
Petitioners
Paul Williams, Lorena Williams
Respondent
Hugh Lee
Petitioners' Claim
That the Supreme Court of Arizona had erred in claiming jurisdiction in a civil suit occurring on Navajo Indian reservation land.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioners
William W. Stevenson
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Norman M. Littell
Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black (writing for the Court), William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas, Felix Frankfurter, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Earl Warren, Charles Evans Whittaker
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
12 January 1958
Decision
In favor of the appellants, reversing the Supreme Court of Arizona decision.
Significance
The decision affirmed the jurisdiction of Indian tribal courts.
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- Worcester v. Georgia, 6 Pet. 515 (1832).
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Further Readings
- Prucha, Francis P. The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1984.
- Starkey, Marion L. The Cherokee Nation. North Dighton: JG Press, 1995.
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