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October Term 1972 · decided Mar 27, 1973

Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones, Commissioner, Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico, et al.

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  • Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones, Commissioner, Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico, OT 1972, March 27, 1973.
  • Citation: 411 U.S. 145.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1973-03-27 (October Term 1972). Citation: 411 U.S. 145. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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