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Choctaw Nation v. United States, 318 U.S. 423 (1943)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Choctaw Nation v. United States, 318 U.S. 423 (1943)
Choctaw Nation of Indians v. United States No. 80 Argued December 7, 8, 1942 Decided March 8, 1943 318 U.S. 423
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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1. In construing Indian treaties, their plain terms may not be disregarded in order to remedy a claimed injustice or to arrive at what is asserted to be the understanding of the parties. P. 432.
2. Under the agreement of 1902 between the United States and the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, which superseded the Treaty of 1866 and supplemented the Atoka agreement of 1897, allotments of common tribal lands to Choctaw freedmen were to be made without deduction from the Choctaw Nation’s proportionate interest in the common lands remaining, and the Chickasaw Nation is not entitled to compensation in respect of such allotments. P. 433.
95 Ct.Cls.192 reversed.
Certiorari, 317 U.S. 607, to review a judgment against the Choctaw Nation in a suit brought by the Chickasaw Nation against the United States under a special jurisdictional Act in which suit the Choctaw Nation was impleaded as a defendant on motion of the United States.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Choctaw Nation v. United States, 318 U.S. 423 (1943) in 318 U.S. 423 Original Sources, accessed July 14, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FRUCCC97N3SQNVR.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Choctaw Nation v. United States, 318 U.S. 423 (1943), in 318 U.S. 423, Original Sources. 14 Jul. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FRUCCC97N3SQNVR.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Choctaw Nation v. United States, 318 U.S. 423 (1943). cited in 1943, 318 U.S. 423. Original Sources, retrieved 14 July 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FRUCCC97N3SQNVR.
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