Nebraska v. Parker
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-1406 | Jan 20, 2016 | Apr 27, 2025 | 8-0 | Thomas | OT 2015 |
Holding: An 1882 law that authorized the Secretary of the Interior to survey, appraise, and sell roughly 50,000 acres of reservation land did not diminish the Omaha Indian Reservation.
Judgment: Affirmed, 8-0, in an opinion by Justice Thomas on April 27, 2025.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: History lessons along the old frontier (Lyle Denniston, March 22, 2016)
- Argument analysis: A "big deal" for a small town? Or not so big? (Lyle Denniston, January 20, 2016)
- Argument preview: The Indians vs. the settlers, a modern sequel (UPDATED) (Lyle Denniston, January 13, 2016)
- SCOTUS for law students: Indian cases at the Court (Stephen Wermiel, January 4, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 05/27/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 29, 2015) |
| 06/23/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 29, 2015. |
| 07/28/2015 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 28, 2015. |
| 08/19/2015 | Brief of respondents Mitch Parker, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 09/01/2015 | Reply of petitioners Nebraska, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 09/02/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015. |
| 10/01/2015 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 11/05/2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the Tribal Respondents and other members of the Tribal Council. |
| 11/05/2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for petitioners. |
| 11/06/2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| 11/16/2015 | Joint appendix filed (5 volumes). (Statement of costs filed) |
| 11/16/2015 | Brief of petitioners Nebraska, et al. filed. |
| 11/23/2015 | Brief amici curiae of Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, and Pender Public Schools filed. |
| 11/23/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation filed. |
| 11/24/2015 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 |
| 12/04/2015 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. |
| 12/04/2015 | Record received from U.S.D.C. District of Kansas is electronic. |
| 12/15/2015 | CIRCULATED. |
| 12/16/2015 | Brief of respondent United States. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/16/2015 | Brief of Omaha Tribal Council Respondents filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/22/2015 | Brief amici curiae of Historical and Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/23/2015 | Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/04/2016 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondents Mitch Parker, et al. out of time. |
| 01/08/2016 | Motion for divided argument filed out of time by respondents GRANTED. |
| 01/13/2016 | Reply of petitioners Nebraska, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/20/2016 | Argued. For petitioners: James D. Smith, Solicitor General of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. For private respondents: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For federal respondent: Allon Kedem, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| 03/22/2016 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| 04/25/2016 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |