Nebraska v. Parker

Nebraska v. Parker
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 20, 2016 Decided March 22, 2016
Full case name	Nebraska, et al., Petitioners v. Mitch Parker, et al.
Docket nos.	14–1406
Citations	577 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
Congress's 1882 Act did not diminish the Omaha Indian Reservation. The disputed land is within the reservation's boundaries.
Court membership
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
Majority	Thomas, joined by unanimous

Nebraska v. Parker, 577 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Congress's 1882 Act did not diminish the Omaha Indian Reservation. The disputed land is within the reservation's boundaries.^[1][2]

Background

In 2006, the Omaha Tribe "amended its Beverage Control Ordinance and sought to subject Pender retailers to the amended ordinance." The city and its retailers sued the Omaha Tribal Council members in their official capacities in federal district court. The suit challenged the ordinance and the tribe's ability to impose the ordinance on Pender retailers. Nebraska intervened on behalf of the petitioners, while the United States federal government intervened on behalf of the Omaha Tribal Council members.^[2]

The District Court found that the 1882 Act did not diminish the Omaha Reservation. On appeal, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling.

Opinion of the Court

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas authored a unanimous decision.^[2]

References

1. SCOTUSblog coverage
2. Nebraska v. Parker, No. 14–1406, 577 U.S. ____ (2016).

External links

• Slip opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court
• SCOTUSblog coverage
• Oyez.org coverage