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unusual facts about Sevcik v. Sandoval


Sevcik v. Sandoval

Sevcik v. Sandoval (D.Nev 2012) is a federal case challenging the State of Nevada's denial of same-sex marriage as prohibited by Nevada's constitution and statutory law.


Aboriginal title in New Mexico

In United States v. Sandoval (1913), the Supreme Court recanted nearly all of its analysis from United States v. Joseph (1877).

Catherine Cortez Masto

Masto is defending the state of Nevada in the lawsuit Sevcik v. Sandoval regarding gay rights, which is currently in front of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

United States v. Sandoval

Sandoval, by holding that the Nonintercourse Act applied to the Pueblo, cast a cloud over many non-Indian land titles in New Mexico.

Previous decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Nonintercourse Act did not restrict the alienability of Pueblo peoples or lands.


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