Today in Supreme Court History: November 3

Nov 2, 2025

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Elk v. Wilkins, 112 U.S. 94 (decided November 3, 1884): Native American born on reservation is not a citizen and therefore cannot vote even though he moved off reservation, renounced his tribal affiliation, and claimed Fourteen Amendment birthright citizenship (holding was abrogated by Indian Citizenship Act of 1924)

Rose v. Arkansas State Police, 479 U.S. 1 (decided November 3, 1986): strikes down on Supremacy Clause grounds Arkansas workers’ compensation statute subtracting benefits payable to policeman’s widow under federal Public Safety Officers’ Death Benefits Act from workers’ compensation benefits due her

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