Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe

Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe
Argued March 25, 2024
Decided June 6, 2024
Full case nameBecerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. San Carlos Apache Tribe
Docket no.23–250
Citations602 U.S. ___ (more)
143 S.Ct. 1804, 216 L. Ed. 2d 540
ArgumentOral argument
Holding
The IHS must pay "contract support costs” not only to support IHS-funded activities, but also to support the tribe's expenditure of income collected from third parties.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Case opinions
MajorityRoberts, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Jackson
DissentKavanaugh, joined by Thomas, Alito, Barrett
Laws applied
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, 602 U.S. ___ (2024), was a United States Supreme Court case which determined that the federal government must provide additional funding to cover some third-party administrative costs incurred by Native American tribes that operate their own health-care programs.