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United States v. Sandoval
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Argued February 27, 1913
Decided October 20, 1913
Full case name United States v. Sandoval
Citations 231 U.S. 28 (more)
34 S. Ct. 1; 58 L. Ed. 107
Prior history 198 F. 539 (D.N.M. 1912)
Holding
Generally applicable federal Indian statutes apply to the Pueblo
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority Van Devanter, joined by unanimous

United States v. Sandoval, 231 U.S. 28 (1913), was a United States Supreme Court case deciding whether the federal government's law prohibiting liquor on the land of Santa Clara Pueblo impermissibly infringed on the State of New Mexico's police power under the equal footing doctrine. In a unanimous decision, the Court upheld the law and Congress's ability to recognize and regulate tribes. Citing broad congressional authority in Kagama, recognition of tribes subject to the guardianship of the federal government falls on Congress, not the Court, as long as recognition is not "arbitrary" and actually reflects "distinctly Indian communities."

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