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UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL

No. 81-1748.

463 U.S. 206 (1983)

103 S.Ct. 2961

77 L.Ed.2d 580

UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 27, 1983

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua I. Schwartz argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Dinkins, Deputy Solicitor General Claiborne, and Thomas H. Pacheco.

Charles A. Hobbs argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Jerry C. Straus.*

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The principal question in this case is whether the United States is accountable in money damages for alleged breaches of trust in connection with its management of forest resources on allotted lands of the Quinault Indian Reservation.

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A

In the 1850's, the United States undertook a policy of removing Indian tribes from large areas of the Pacific Northwest in order to facilitate the settlement...

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