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UNITED STATES v. TILLAMOOKS

No. 26.

329 U.S. 40 (1946)

UNITED STATES v. ALCEA BAND OF TILLAMOOKS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Reargued October 25, 1946.

Decided November 25, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter J. Cummings, Jr. argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McGrath, Assistant Attorney General Bazelon and Roger P. Marquis. J. Edward Williams and John C. Harrington were also on the brief on the original argument.

Everett Sanders argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were L.A. Gravelle, Douglas Whitlock and Edward F. Howrey.

Ernest L. Wilkinson and John W. Cragun filed a brief, as amici curiae, and James E. Curry and C.M. Wright filed a brief for the National Congress of American Indians, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE VINSON announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER, MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, and MR. JUSTICE MURPHY joined.

Eleven Indian tribes have sued the United States in the Court of Claims under the Act of August 26, 1935,1 which gives that court jurisdiction to hear and adjudicate cases involving "any and all legal and equitable claims arising under or growing out of the original...

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