Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak
| Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak | |
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| Decided June 24, 1991 | |
| Full case name | Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak |
| Citations | 501 U.S. 775 (more) |
| Holding | |
| The Eleventh Amendment prevents tribes from filing lawsuits against the United States because they are not party to the Constitution; therefore, the United States must sue itself as a trustee for the tribe under United States v. Minnesota. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia |
| Concurrence | Blackmun, joined by Marshall, Stevens |
Blatchford v. Native Village of Noatak, 501 U.S. 775 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Eleventh Amendment prevents tribes from filing lawsuits against the United States because they are not party to the Constitution; therefore, the United States must sue itself as a trustee for the tribe under United States v. Minnesota.