Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation

Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Alaska Native Village Corporation Association v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 19, 2021 Decided June 25, 2021
Full case name	Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation et al.; Alaska Native Village Corp. Association et al. v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation et al.
Docket nos.	20-543 20-544
Citations	594 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
Alaska Native corporations are "Indian tribe[s]" under ISDA and thus eligible for funding under Title V of the CARES Act.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinions
Majority	Sotomayor, joined by Roberts, Breyer, Kavanaugh, Barrett; Alito (Parts I, II–C, II–D, III, and IV)
Dissent	Gorsuch, joined by Thomas, Kagan
Laws applied
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (ISDA); CARES Act

Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, 594 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the classification of Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) for purposes of receiving funds set-aside for tribal governments under the CARES Act. In a 6–3 decision issued in June 2021, the Court ruled that ANCs were considered to be "Indian tribes" and were eligible to receive the set-aside funds.