State courts do not have jurisdiction on Indian reservations without the authorization of Congress. Decided January 12, 1959 (argued November 20, 1958). Opinion of the Court: Hugo Black → go there Topic: Native American law. Williams v. Lee, 358 U.S. 217 (1959), was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the State of Arizona does not have jurisdiction to try a civil case between a non-Indian doing business on a reservation with tribal members who reside on the reservation, the proper forum for such cases being the tribal court. Wiki link