Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 30, 1981 Reargued November 4, 1981 Decided January 25, 1982
Full case name	Merrion et al., DBA Merrion & Bayless, et al. v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe et al.
Citations	455 U.S. 130 (more) 102 S. Ct. 894; 71 L. Ed. 2d 21; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 25; 72 Oil & Gas Rep. 617
Prior history	Merrion and Bayless, et al. v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, et al., No. 77-292P and No. 77-343P, (D. N.Mex., 1979) (not reported)
Holding
Held that an Indian tribe has the authority to impose taxes on non-Indians that are conducting business on the reservation as an inherent power under their tribal sovereignty.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority	Marshall, joined by Brennan, White, Blackmun, Powell, O'Connor
Dissent	Stevens, joined by Burger, Rehnquist
Laws applied
U.S. Const. Art I, §8; 25 U.S.C. § 398a, et seq.

Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, 455 U.S. 130 (1982), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States holding that an Indian tribe has the authority to impose taxes on non-Indians that are conducting business on the reservation as an inherent power under their tribal sovereignty.