1986 Rehnquist Brennan White Marshall Blackmun Powell Stevens Scalia O’Connor For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against 50% 66.6% 50% 66.6% 66.6% 16.6% 33.3% 33.3% Overall percentage in favor of 60% tribal interests 3/6 4/6 3/6 4/6 4/6 3/5 1/6 2/6 2/6 1 X X X X X X X X X Iowa Mutual v. Laplante, 480 U.S. 9 (1987). X X X X X X X X X 2 California v. Cabazon 480 U.S. 202 (1987). Band, 3 X X X X X X X X X Amoco Prod. Co. v. 480 U.S. 531 Gambell, (1987). 4 X X X X X X X X X United States v. Cherokee 480 U.S. 700 Nation, (1987). X X X X X X X X X 5 481 U.S. Hodel v. Irving, 704 (1987). 6 X X X X X - - X X X Lyng v. Northwest Indian 485 U.S. 439 (1988). CPA, 1987 Powell resigns 1988 Kennedy Begins Rehnquist Brennan White Marshall Blackmun Stevens Scalia Kennedy O’Connor For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against 27.2% 72.7% 36.3% 72.7% 63.6% 9% 27.2% 27.2% 0% Overall percentage in favor of tribal interests 3/11 4/11 8/11 7/11 1/11 3/11 3/11 0/4 8/11 7 X X X X X X X X X v. Oklahoma Tax Comm’n 489 U.S. 838 Graham, (1989). X X X X X X X X X 8 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. 490 U.S. 30 Holyfield, (1989). 9 X X X X X X X X X Cotton Petroleum v. New 490 U.S. 163 Mexico, (1989).
1986 Rehnquist Brennan White Marshall Blackmun Powell Stevens O’Connor Scalia For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against Overall percentage in favor of tribal interests 50% 3/6 66.6% 4/6 50% 3/6 66.6% 4/6 66.6% 4/6 60% 3/5 16.6% 1/6 33.3% 2/6 33.3% 2/6 1 Iowa Mutual v. Laplante, 480 U.S. 9 (1987). X X X X X X X X X 2 California v. Cabazon Band, 480 U.S. 202 (1987). X X X X X X X X X 3 Amoco Prod. Co. v. Gambell, 480 U.S. 531 (1987). X X X X X X X X X 4 United States v. Cherokee Nation, 480 U.S. 700 (1987). X X X X X X X X X 5 Hodel v. Irving, 481 U.S. 704 (1987). X X X X X X X X X 6 Lyng v. Northwest Indian CPA, 485 U.S. 439 (1988). X X X X X - - X X X 1987 Powell resigns 1988 Kennedy Begins Rehnquist Brennan White Marshall Blackmun Stevens O’Connor Scalia Kennedy For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against For Against Overall percentage in favor of tribal interests 27.2% 3/11 72.7% 8/11 36.3% 4/11 72.7% 8/11 63.6% 7/11 9% 1/11 27.2% 3/11 27.2% 3/11 0% 0/4 7 Oklahoma Tax Comm’n v. Graham, 489 U.S. 838 (1989). X X X X X X X X X 8 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield, 490 U.S. 30 (1989). X X X X X X X X X 9 Cotton Petroleum v. New Mexico, 490 U.S. 163 (1989). X X X X X X X X X
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