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MORTON v. RUIZ

No. 72-1052.

415 U.S. 199 (1974)

94 S.Ct. 1055

39 L.Ed.2d 270

MORTON, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. RUIZ ET UX.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry R. Sachse argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Johnson, Edmund B. Clark, and Carl Strass.

Winton D. Woods, Jr., argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Lindsay E. Brew.*

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents a narrow but important issue in the administration of the federal general assistance program for needy Indians:

Are general assistance benefits available only to those Indians living on reservations in the United States (or in areas regulated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Alaska and Oklahoma), and are they thus unavailable to Indians (outside Alaska and Oklahoma) living...

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