Menominee Tribe v. United States, 391 U.S. 404 (1968), was a case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the Menominee Indian Tribe would keep their historical hunting and fishing rights even after the federal government ceased to recognize the tribe. It was a landmark decision in Native American case law. The tribe had entered into treaties with the United States which did not specifically state that they retained hunting and fishing rights. In 1961, Congress terminated the tribe's federal recognition, and two years later, three members of the tribe were charged with violating Wisconsin's hunting laws on former reservation land. The Indians were acquitted, but when the state appealed, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the tribe no longer had hunting and fishing rights due to the termination action. The tribe sued the United States in the U.S. Court of Claims, which ruled that tribal members retained those rights. Opposite rulings by the state and federal courts brought the issue to the Supreme Court, which ruled in the tribe's favor.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menominee_Tribe_v._United_States

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1153:

Malcolm IV became King of Scotland at the age of twelve. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_IV_of_Scotland

1703:

Russian Tsar Peter I founded Saint Petersburg after reconquering the Ingrian land from Sweden during the Great Northern War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saint_Petersburg

1915:

HMS Princess Irene was obliterated by an explosion off Sheerness, United Kingdom with the loss of 352 lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Princess_Irene

1935:

The United States Supreme Court ruled in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States that the National Industrial Recovery Act, a major component of the New Deal, was unconstitutional. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Industrial_Recovery_Act

1995:

American actor Christopher Reeve was thrown from his horse, leaving him a quadriplegic; he later became an activist on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Reeve

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

antaphrodisiac: Capable of reducing the sex drive. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/antaphrodisiac

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The closer I get to the burning core of my being, the things which are most painful to me, the better is my work. … It is a love/hate relationship I have with the human race. I am an elitist, and I feel that my responsibility is to drag the human race along with me — that I will never pander to, or speak down to, or play the safe game. Because my immortal soul will be lost.   --Harlan Ellison https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison