| Solem v. Bartlett | |
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| Argued December 6, 1983 Decided February 22, 1984 | |
| Full case name | Solem v. Bartlett |
| Citations | 465 U.S. 463 (more) 104 S. Ct. 1161, 79 L. Ed. 2d 443, 1984 U.S. LEXIS 34 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 691 F.2d 420 (8th Cir. 1982); cert. granted, 461 U.S. 956 (1983). |
| Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 466 U.S. 948 (1984). |
| Holding | |
| Surplus Land Acts do not diminish reservations unless the act and its legislative history provide sufficient evidence of the intent to diminish. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Marshall, joined unanimously |
Solem v. Bartlett, 465 U.S. 463 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court case involving Indian country jurisdiction in the United States that decided that opening up reservation lands for settlement by non-Indians does not constitute the intent to diminish reservation boundaries. Therefore, reservation boundaries would not be diminished unless specifically determined through acts of Congress.[1][2]
- ^ Solem v. Bartlett, 465 U.S. 463 (1984).
- ^ "Law School Case Brief Solem v. Bartlett - 465 U.S. 463, 104 S. Ct. 1161 (1984)". LexisNexis. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.