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1. BOND v. UNITED STATES

   executing the Federal Government’s power to make treaties, but “normally [this] Court will not decide ... Chemical Weapons Convention in this case. The treaty specifies that a signatory nation should implement its ... prosecuted under a federal statute, which, unlike the treaty, must be read consistent with the principles of ...

2. YELLEN, SECRETARY OF TREASURY v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION et al.

   recognition can come in a number of ways: “from treaty, statute, executive or administrative order, or from ... Inlet Treaty Tribes v. Shalala, 166 F. 3d 986, 988 (CA9 1999). A group of Alaska Native villages sued, ...

3. Georgia v. Brailsford

   conclusion of the war is legitimate; and all things not mentioned in the treaty, are to remain as at the ... conclusion of it. The treaty of 1783 does not affect the right of the state; for, though it provides, ... 4th article of the treaty of peace; but of a subsequent article, in which Congress only promise (all, ...

4. JESNER v. ARAB BANK, PLC

   any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty ... a treaty of the United States.” §1350. The Court must first ask whether the law of nations imposes ... Articles of Confederation, the Continental Congress lacked authority to “ ‘cause infractions of treaties ...

5. HAVER v. YAKER.

   1850, a treaty was 'concluded and signed' by the respective plenipotentiaries of the two ... Yaker's heirs asserted—although the widow denied that the construction put upon the treaty by the ... heirs was a right one—these heirs were entitled to take and hold the estate. The treaty ...

6. SUMITOMO SHOJI AMERICA, INC., Petitioner v. Lisa M. AVAGLIANO et al. Lisa M. AVAGLIANO, et al., Petitioners v. SUMITOMO SHOJI AMERICA, INC.

   that its practices were protected under Art. VIII(1) of the Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Treaty ... XXII(3) of the Treaty defines "companies" as "companies constituted under the applicable ... the terms of the Treaty exempted Sumitomo from Title VII's provisions. The Court of Appeals ...

7. KELLY v. HEDDEN, Collector.

   nothing in it 'shall in any way change or impair the force and effect of any treaty between the ... such treaty, so long as such treaty shall remain in force in respect of the subjects embraced in this ... act.' 22 St. 525. The most that can be conceded to this provision is that it leaves a previous treaty ...

8. Andja KOLOVRAT et al., Petitioners, v. OREGON.

   ORS 111.070 supra, has been preempted by some treaty agreement subsisting between Yugoslavia and the ... policy when a treaty makes different or conflicting arrangements. In such event, the state policy must ... 'overriding' federal treaties and conflicting arrangements, the state court considered petitioners' ...

9. MINNESOTA v. MILLE LACS BAND OF CHIPPEWAINDIANS

   1998—Decided March 24, 1999 Pursuant to an 1837 Treaty, several Chippewa Bands ceded land in present-day ... ultimately abandoned its removal policy, but its attempts to acquire Chippewa lands continued. An 1855 Treaty ... whether it abolished rights guaranteed by previous treaties. Minnesota was admitted to the Union in 1858. ...

10. LESSEE OF MARGARET LATTIMER AND OTHERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM POTEET, DEFENDANT IN ERROR.

    within the state of North Carolina, were established by treaties made between the United States and the ... Cherokee tribe of Indians. The first treaty was concluded at Hopewell, the 20th November, 1785. The fourth ... article of this treaty declared, 'that the boundary allotted to the Cherokees for their hunting ...

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