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October Term 2004 · decided Mar 1, 2005

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.

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  • Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., OT 2004, March 1, 2005.
  • Citation: 543 U.S. 631.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 2005-03-01 (October Term 2004). Citation: 543 U.S. 631. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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