Strate v. A-1 Contractors
| Strate v. A-1 Contractors | |
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| Argued January 7, 1997 Decided April 28, 1997 | |
| Full case name | Strate, Associate Tribal Judge, Tribal Court of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, Et Al. v. A-1 Contractors Et Al. |
| Citations | 520 U.S. 438 (more) 117 S. Ct. 1404; 137 L. Ed. 2d 661 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | A-1 Contractors v. Strate, 76 F.3d 930 (8th Cir. 1996); cert. granted, 518 U.S. 1056 (1996). |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Ginsburg, joined by unanimous |
Strate v. A-1 Contractors, 520 U.S. 438 (1997), is a United States Supreme Court case addressing Tribal courts' adjudicatory authority over civil matters between nonmembers of the Tribe that take place on public highways in Indian Country. Applying Montana v. United States, the Court held that, absent Congressional authorization, Tribal courts cannot adjudicate civil matters between nonmembers that occur on state-maintained public highways passing over reservation land. Justice Ginsburg delivered the unanimous decision of the Court.