In 1969-86, under the Burger Court, tribes and pro-tribal legal viewpoints won about 58% of the time. During the Rehnquist Court, 1986-2006, tribes and tribal positions lost 80% of their cases. William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas almost never voted for pro-tribal positions.
(Thanks to Native America for this note.)
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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