Morton v. Mancari
United States Supreme Court
417 U.S. 535 (1974)
Relevant factsFree
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was required by the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 to grant American Indians hiring preference, and in 1972 extended a similar preference to promotions; a class of non-Indian BIA employees (plaintiffs) sued various federal officials (defendants), arguing the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 had implicitly repealed the Indian Reorganization Act's preference provision, and the district court agreed, permanently enjoining any preferential policy for Indians.
IssueFree
Whether repeals by implication will only be found based on either an affirmative showing of legislative intent to repeal or the irreconcilability of the relevant statutes.