Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak, 501 U.S. 775 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Eleventh Amendment prevents tribes from filing lawsuits against the United States because they are not party to the Constitution; therefore, the United States must sue itself as a trustee for the tribe under United States v. Minnesota.[1][2]
| Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak | |
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| Decided June 24, 1991 | |
| Full case name | Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak |
| Citations | 501 U.S. 775 (more) |
| Holding | |
| The Eleventh Amendment prevents tribes from filing lawsuits against the United States because they are not party to the Constitution; therefore, the United States must sue itself as a trustee for the tribe under United States v. Minnesota. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia |
| Concurrence | Blackmun, joined by Marshall, Stevens |
Criticism
editBlatchford was out of step with most prior Eleventh Amendment jurisprudence, which said sovereign immunity under the Amendment only applied to situations mentioned directly in its text.[3]
References
edit- ^ Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak, 501 U.S. 775 (1991)
- ^ Williams, Joel West, ed. (2022). "Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatuk". Landmark Indian Law Cases, Second Edition. p. 725.
- ^ Getches, David H. (1996). "Conquering the Cultural Frontier: The New Subjectivism of the Supreme Court in Indian Law". California Law Review. 84 (6): 1643 n.341. doi:10.2307/3481094. ISSN 0008-1221.
External links
edit- Text of Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak, 501 U.S. 775 (1991) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia
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