ANDRUS v. GLOVER CONSTRUCTION CO.

No. 79-48.

446 U.S. 608 (1980)

ANDRUS, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, ET AL. v. GLOVER CONSTRUCTION CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Levander argued the cause pro hac vice for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Moorman, Deputy Solicitor General Claiborne, Robert L. Klarquist, and Larry A. Boggs.

D. D. Hayes argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*


MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Buy Indian Act, 35 Stat. 71, as amended, 25 U. S. C. § 47, directs the Secretary of the Interior to employ Indian labor "[s]o far as may be practicable," and permits him to purchase "the products of Indian industry . . . in open market."1 The question presented in this case is whether the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the Department...

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