The Indian Law Legacy of Thurgood Marshall

The book tracks the development of Justice Thurgood Marshall's rationale and reason regarding Indian law. Drawing from Marshall's career preceding his appointment to the Supreme Court, it is anticipated that Marshall's views In Indian law would be consistent with his previous role as a champion of the disenfranchised in America.

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F. E. Knowles, Jr. is an Associate Professor and Chair, Native American Studies at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, USA.

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1. Abstract 2. Introduction - Marshall and Majoritarianism 3. Historical Background of Indian Law 4. Laurence's Analytical Paradigm 5. The Case Law 6. Choctaw Nation v. Oklahoma 7. McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission 8. United States v. Mason 9. Rosebud Sioux v. Kneip 10. Oliphant v. Suquamish Tribe 11. Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez 12. Washington v. Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation 13. United States v. Mitchell (Mitchell 1) 14. White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker/ Central Machinery Company v. Arizona State Tax Commission 15. Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe 16. Ramah Navajo School Board v. Bureau of Revenue of New Mexico 17. New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe 18. United States v. Mitchell (Mitchell 2) 19. Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe 20. Laurence's Conclusions 21. Additional Case Law 22. Solem v. Bartlett 23. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife v. Klamath Tribe 24. United States v. Dion 25. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaPlante 26. Summary and Conclusion 27. Works Cited 28. Case Law Cited 29. Statutory Law and Treaties Cited Appendix One - Voting Blocs in Cited Cases