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Paiute-Shoshone Indians of Bishop Community of Bishop Colony","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.240726Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.243752Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Inyo County seeks to search tribal property for crime evidence. The tribe claims immunity from such orders.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 25-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 25-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 17-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 17-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 9-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 9-41"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2003-03-31T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2002","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/02-281.html","primary_docket":"02-281","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T16:21:08.471028Z","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":["This case tests whether state law enforcement can execute search warrants on tribal land. The county argues it needs access to investigate crimes. The tribe argues its property is immune from state process."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 25-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 25-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 17-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 17-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 9-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 9-41"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on March 31, 2003."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 1-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 1-3"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Inyo County wants to execute state search warrants on tribal property.","The tribe wants a rule that blocks state search warrants on its land."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 25-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 25-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 17-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 17-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 9-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 9-41"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The county argues state law must apply to criminal investigations on tribal land.","The tribe argues its property is immune from state search warrants and subpoenas."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 25-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 25-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 17-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 17-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 9-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 9-41"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Does the tribe seek a categorical rule for immunity from state process?","What problems arise from the tribe's proposed categorical rule?"],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 1-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 1-3"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This dispute defines the reach of state criminal law on tribal land. It determines whether tribes can block state evidence collection. It shapes the balance between tribal sovereignty and state law enforcement."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 25-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 25-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 17-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 17-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 9-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 9-41"}]},{"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 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 56, lines 1-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 56, lines 1-3"}]}],"slug":"2002-02-281-inyo-county-v-paiute-shoshone-indians-of-bishop-community-of-bishop-colony","term":"2002","title":"Do tribal lands block state search warrants?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 25-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 25-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 31, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 31, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 17-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 17-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 53, lines 9-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/02-281.pdf","page_label":"file page 53, lines 9-41"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}