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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA v. FLORIDA et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 27, 1996
Date Argument	October 11, 1995
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	517 U.S. 44 116 S. Ct. 1114 1996 U.S. LEXIS 2165 134 L. Ed. 2d 252
Docket	94-12

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Florida Southern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Petitioner	Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
Respondent	State Florida

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Eleventh Amendment
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Thomas dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Miscellaneous INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 25 U.S.C. § 2701
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Thomas dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1995-037-01

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