United States v. Kagama

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_analysis analyzed in legal studies
gptkbp:case_number No. 118
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Miller
affirmed lower court ruling
upheld conviction
majority opinion supported federal authority
shaped future tribal governance
Kagama's conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court.
gptkbp:case_significance important for understanding tribal rights
gptkbp:case_types gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1886
gptkbp:dissent_summary dissent argued for tribal autonomy
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field
gptkbp:historical_context Indian Wars period
gptkbp:historical_significance landmark case in U. S. legal history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Kagama
gptkbp:impact influenced future cases regarding tribal sovereignty
influenced Indian Reorganization Act
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Yurok_Tribe
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:United_States
Kagama
gptkbp:is_cited_in 118 U. S. 375
gptkbp:judicial_review reviewed by Supreme Court
gptkbp:jurisdiction federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legal_context post-Civil War era
gptkbp:legal_framework federal-tribal relations
gptkbp:legal_issue Indian sovereignty
debated in constitutional law
gptkbp:legal_outcome Kagama convicted
gptkbp:legal_principle federal power over tribal affairs
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Indian_Civil_Rights_Act
gptkbp:outcome upheld federal jurisdiction over Indian reservations
gptkbp:precedent established federal oversight
subsequent federal Indian law cases
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:United_States_v._Wheeler
Ex parte Crow Dog
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis discussed in law reviews
gptkbp:significance established precedent for federal authority over Native American tribes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Major_Crimes_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6