# Amicus Curiae Brief — DeFunis v. Odegaard

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## Record

- **Collection:** Supreme Court brief
- **Document type:** Amicus Curiae Brief
- **Published:** January 1, 1974
- **Citation:** 416 U.S. 312

## Text

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

CasEs:
Arizona ex rel. Merrill v. Turtle,

413 F.2d 683 (9th Cir. 1969) 7 8
Barta v. Oglala Sioux Tribe,

259 F.2d 553 (8th Cir. 1958) 8
Bolling v.

347 US. 497 (1954) 10
Elk v. Wilkins,

112 US. 94 a (ee) 11

peg: fa wre! 674 (10th Cir. 1971) 11

Kennerly v. District Court,
a0 08, 423 no gene 5

Mancari v.
359 F. Supp 3 585 (D.C_D.NM.

Pyramid Lake Tribe v. Morton,
BF, Supp. 252 (D.ODC. 1972) _.......
449 ‘at b6r (oth Cir. 1971)

Sineacies. ids bettadane

(he F 808 (E.D. Wash. 1966),
yt affirmed UE, 200 (1006)
State v. Doxtater,

47 Wis. 278, 2 N.W. 439 (1879)
Talton v. M

163 Us a6 (1896)

shag ur Hickel,
US. 598 a
24 F. Cas. 937 0. 14, 495) (c.c. Tenn. 1834),

118 U.S. 375 (1886)
United Statés v. Rogers,
< ne US. (4 How.) 567 (1846)
Post v. Arizona Tax Commission,
_ mn U8. 6 (1965)
Williams v. Lee,
358 us. 217 (1959)

31 US. (6 Pet.) 515 (1832)

SraTruTes AND TREATIES:
Treaty of September 17, 1778 (7 Stat. 13) sper
SUSC. §3 ... oe

Crossland, Minority Access to College (1971) ......... ,

26 UBL SAR hire sicinerhem itr ihe ctibentidebhd a) AD
25 US.C. § 44-46 rence
25 US.C. §§ 81, 82, 82(a), 84. _ 10
25 USC. § 122 . iieceniraieserascicnidiee ae
25 US.C. § 231 > ccliyale< 30
25 USC. § 297 .......... é urevevecsicevenssee | AQ
S USC Wis) ee
25 USC. §§ 348, 391, 393 10
25 US.C. §§ 371-380 _, 10
25 US.C. § 472
25 US.C. §§ 1301-1303 8, 10
42 US.C. §§ 2200 et Seq. ae
Public Law 92-261 : “ 10
Texts AND OrHFR AUTHORITIES:
Anderson, K., et al, The Educational Achievement
ce Bae of Indian Affairs (1953)........... 4
Dery, Tae Seed teste ena es
cation (1969) : 4
Cicer sa i Sas Uo Otte
1970 Toledo L. Rev. 691 6
Cohen, F., Federal Indian Law (1942) .................. 6
Coombs, L., The Educational Disadvantage of the
American Indian Student (1970) 3

Fy ESE OT HA Sie bettants Coneduiaal

Havinghurst, R., Education of Indian Children and
iene United States Office of Education

Mayer, The Lawyers, Dell Publishing Co., 1966 ....

Note, The Indian: The Forgotten American, 81
Harv.L.Rev. 1818 (1968)

O’Neil, Preferential Admissions: izing Access
To Legal Education, 1970 Tolede Lee 691 ....
President Richard M. Nixon, Message to Congress,
July 8, 1970

i Centuries of Dishonor: Legal
pean eas the American Indian, 1970
Toledo L.Rev. 847

The Indian Battle for Self-Determination 58 Cal.
L. Rev. 445 (1970)

Victoria, De Indis et De Jure Belli Relectiones
(Trans. by John Pawley Bates (1917) ............

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Ju the Supreme Court ot the Cinited states
Ocroper Term, 1973

No. 73-235

Maxco DeF unis, et al.,
Petitioners,

Vv.

CHARLES ODEGAARD, President of the
University of Washington, et al.,
Respondents.

Upon Certiorari from the Judgment of the
Supreme Court of Washington

BRIEF FOR AMERICAN INDIAN LAW STUDENTS
ASSOCIATION, INC. AND AMERICAN INDIAN
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, INC., AMICI CURIAE

INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE

This brief is submitted with consent of counsel for the
parties on behalf of the American Indian Law Students
Association, Inc., and the American Indian Lawyers
Association, Inc.

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without the apporval of the Secretary of the Interior.

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of the Secretary of Interior in regard to many testamentary dis-

15 See, e.g., 25 U.S.C. § 122.
‘16 Cf. United States v. Rogers 45 U.S. (4 How.) 567 (1846).

1725 U.S.C. §472. This Court has granted certiorari in !
Mancari v. Morton 359 F.Supp. 585 (D.C.D.N.M., 1973) to de-
termine whether the Indian Preference statutes, 25 U.S.C. §§ 44-46, |
and 472 were amended by the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1972,
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For the f SO submitted
that the decision of the Washington Supreme should
be affirmed and the case be dismissed.

Dated: January 31, 1974
Hersert Becker
Bagpara A, Fix
Bruce R. Greeny
Frep L. Racspae
By:

Bruce R. Greene

Of Counsel:

California Indian Services

Native American ts Fund

American Indian Law Coat

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APPENDIX A

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

School of Law
1117 8. NE.

Albuquerque, N.M. 87106
Tel. (505) 277-4844

American Indian Law Center
Priue 8. DeLoria, Cuaries W. BuackwELL,
Director Associate in Law
Rosser L. Bannerr, Tosy F, Grossman,
Director of Special Projects Staff Director
January 28, 1974
Honorable Justices

Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D.C.

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