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Type
Opinion of the Court
Filed
Feb. 24, 2009
Case
Carcieri v. Salazar
Case status
Decided

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Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court. The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA or Act) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, a respondent in this case, to acquire land and hold it in trust “for the purpose of providing *382land for Indians.” §5, 48 Stat. 985, 25 U. S. C. §465. The IRA defines the term “Indian” to “include all persons of Indian…

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Opinion Not attributed Feb. 24, 2009
Concurrence Not attributed Feb. 24, 2009
Concurrence in part Not attributed Feb. 24, 2009
Dissent Not attributed Feb. 24, 2009