Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (2016)
Dollar General Corp. et al. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians et al.
Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
No. 13–1496. Argued December 7, 2015—Decided June 23, 2016
746 F. 3d 167, affirmed by an equallyl divided Court. . . .
Per Curiam.
The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.
- Title
- Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (2016)
- Description
- After an anonymous boy was sexually assaulted by the manager of the Dollar General on Choctaw land, the boy sued the manager and Dollar General in Tribal Court, using the precedent set in Montana v. United States that tribal courts could regulate the activity of non-tribal members who enter into a consensual relationship with the tribe. The Supreme Court was equally divided, so the ruling of the Court of Appeals was held: the tribal court could exercise jurisdiction over Dollar General.
- Date
- 2016-06-23
- Author
- United States. Supreme Court
- Subject
- Native Americans
- Procedural History
- U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Choctaw Supreme Court; Choctaw Tribal Court
- Document Type
- Supreme Court Case
- Document Category
- Primary Source
- Bluebook Citation
- Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, 579 U.S. 545 (2016)
- Digital Repository
- SupremeCourt.gov
- Contributor
- Ned Blackhawk
- Title
- Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (2016)
- Description
- After an anonymous boy was sexually assaulted by the manager of the Dollar General on Choctaw land, the boy sued the manager and Dollar General in Tribal Court, using the precedent set in Montana v. United States that tribal courts could regulate the activity of non-tribal members who enter into a consensual relationship with the tribe. The Supreme Court was equally divided, so the ruling of the Court of Appeals was held: the tribal court could exercise jurisdiction over Dollar General.
- Date
- 2016-06-23
- Author
- United States. Supreme Court
- Subject
- Native Americans
- Procedural History
- U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Choctaw Supreme Court; Choctaw Tribal Court
- Document Type
- Supreme Court Case
- Document Category
- Primary Source
- Bluebook Citation
- Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, 579 U.S. 545 (2016)
- Digital Repository
- SupremeCourt.gov
- Contributor
- Ned Blackhawk