United States V. Kagama
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Majority | Miller |
| unanimous | |
| Date argued | 1886 |
| Citations | U. S. |
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| ID | 1191865 |
About United States V. Kagama
United States v. Kagama, 118 U. S. 375, was a United States Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Major Crimes Act of 1885. This Congressional act gave the federal courts jurisdiction in certain cases of Indian-on-Indian crimes, even if the crimes were committed on an Indian reservation.
