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8 Aug, 2007 10:29 am
... the U.S. Supreme Court further stripped tribes of criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians in Oliphant vs. Suquamish Indian
Tribe. The legacy of that fundamentally flawed decision is a jurisdictional void that has produced an epidemic of violence against Indian women
and children. On most reservations today, tribes prosecute misdemeanors committed by Indians, and the state prosecutes crimes committed by non-Indians against non-Indians. But
when a non- ...
26 Dec, 2008 4:40 pm
... Tribe's Court and legal system? None whatsoever. Due to a unique set of federal legal decisions and policies, Tribal Courts have no
jurisdiction ... such questions? The US Supreme Court's opinion in Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe
provides startling insight into the policies and mind-set that resulted ... jurisdictional considerations for Tribal Courts will require concerted pressure and lobbying of Congress by
Tribes all across the country, acting in a coordinated and united front to claim this basic ...
25 Mar 7:00 am
... this was not a unique question. It reviewed cases from courts around the country noting the decision in Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian
Tribe where the United State Supreme Court detailed the history of the congressional presumption that Indian tribes did not have
criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians on reservations and then stated that the tribes are to promptly deliver up any non-Indian offender rather than try and punish him
themselves. In Duro ...
27 Mar 2:38 pm
... . Blackfeet Tribal Resolution No. 98-2009 calls on Montana's Congressional Delegation to sponsor a bill to allow Tribes to remedy Oliphant v. Suquamish, 435 U.S. 191 (1978). As previous articles on this site have discussed, the Oliphant decision and the ... judges to impose only a maximum one-year
prison sentence for any crime, no matter how violent or damaging to the Tribe. Currently, the sole authority to prosecute major felony crime
lies with the federal government, yet from 1997 to 2006 federal ...
3 Dec, 2007 3:53 am
... tribal courts is also a logical outgrowth of the U.S. Supreme Court's problematic understanding of tribal courts 30 years ago in Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191 (1978). Borrowing from the conclusion of Dean Newton's exploration of tribal
courts, the hope is that this conference will "serve to allow for a critical dialogue" on tribal law. -- If you are interested in presenting at this conference, ...
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