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Hicks","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:33.277945Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:33.289163Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Nevada officials and tribal members dispute whether tribal courts hold jurisdiction over state game wardens.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 47-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 47-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 19-35"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-03-21T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2000","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/99-1994.html","primary_docket":"99-1994","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:59:33.556814Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["Nevada officials argue tribal courts lack power over state agents. Tribal members claim the courts hold such power."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 47-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 47-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 19-35"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on March 21, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 1, lines 1-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 1, lines 1-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 39-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 39-39"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Nevada officials want dismissal of the civil suit.","Tribal members want the tribal court to keep the case."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 47-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 47-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 19-35"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Nevada officials argue tribal jurisdiction conflicts with state status.","Tribal members argue the court holds jurisdiction over personal-capacity suits."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 47-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 47-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 19-35"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if the ban applies to all state officials.","A justice asked if the court holds jurisdiction over federal claims."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 39-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 39-39"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This dispute defines the boundary between state and tribal judicial power. It determines where state officials face civil liability. It shapes the autonomy of tribal legal systems."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 47-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 47-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 19-35"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 1, lines 1-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 1, lines 1-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 39-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 39-39"}]}],"slug":"2000-99-1994-nevada-v-hicks","term":"2000","title":"Can tribal courts hear civil suits against state officials?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 47-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 47-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 17-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 17-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-1994.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 19-35"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}