Idaho v. United States
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Idaho v. United States, 533 U.S. 262 (2001), was an important U.S. Supreme Court precedent regarding aboriginal title in the United States
and the equal footing doctrine. The suit was a companion case to Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho
(1997), where the court held that the Coeur d'Alene Tribe
's suit against Idaho
was barred by state sovereign immunity
. Such immunity does not apply in a suit by the federal government.
Aboriginal title in the United States
The United States was the first jurisdiction to acknowledge the common law doctrine of aboriginal title...
and the equal footing doctrine. The suit was a companion case to Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho
Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho
Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho, 521 U.S. 261 , was an important U.S. Supreme Court precedent for aboriginal title in the United States and sovereign immunity in the United States...
(1997), where the court held that the Coeur d'Alene Tribe
Coeur d'Alene Tribe
The Coeur d'Alene are a Native American people who lived in villages along the Coeur d'Alene, St. Joe, Clark Fork and Spokane Rivers; as well as sites on the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Lake Pend Oreille and Hayden Lake, in what is now northern Idaho, eastern Washington and western Montana.In...
's suit against Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
was barred by state sovereign immunity
Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was passed by the Congress on March 4, 1794, and was ratified on February 7, 1795, deals with each state's sovereign immunity. This amendment was adopted in order to overrule the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Chisholm v...
. Such immunity does not apply in a suit by the federal government.
External links
- Oral arguments at the Oyez Project