New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1983-06-13

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Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. We are called upon to decide in this case whether a State may restrict an Indian Tribe’s regulation of hunting and fishing on its reservation. With extensive federal assistance and supervision, the Mescalero Apache Tribe has established a comprehensive scheme for managing the reservation’s fish and wildlife resou…

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