Dick v. United States, 208 U.S. 340 (1908) (No. 62)

Case name: Dick v. United States Opinion filed: 1908-02-24 Docket No.: 62 Citations: • 208 U.S. 340 • 28 S. Ct. 399 • 52 L. Ed. 520 • 1908 U.S. LEXIS 1446 Case holding summaries: • “As long as these Indians remain a distinct people, with an existing tribal organization, recognized by the political department of the government, Congress has the power to say with whom, and on what terms, they shall deal . . . .” • Congress’s primacy over Indian tribes and States’ “full and complete jurisdiction over all persons and things within [their] limits” are “fundamental principles . . . of equal dignity, and neither must be so enforced as to nul- lify or substantially impair the other” • selling liquor on Indian lands