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2 Jun 2018, 2:49 am by NCC Staff
Another Supreme Court case in 1886 ensured that the federal government has full power and control of all lands inhabited by American Indians. [read post]
24 Jan 2016, 10:22 am by Guest Blogger
”I published a 2013 article in the Columbia Law Review, “Dividing Sovereignty in Tribal and Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction,” that made precisely this argument. [read post]
18 Jun 2012, 2:58 pm by Addie Rolnick
I know there are so many critics (including some on the Supreme Court) looking for evidence that tribal governments and courts are biased, corrupt, backward, or otherwise cannot be trusted to ensure equality. [read post]
21 Jul 2020, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
A federal statute, the Major Crimes Act, provides that tribal members accused of certain serious offenses occurring “within the Indian country” are subject to criminal prosecution in federal court rather than in state court or tribal court. [read post]
20 Dec 2018, 12:38 pm
The council’s Tribal Court-State Court Forum develops and shares local rules of court, protocols, standing orders, and other agreements that promote tribal court–state court coordination and cooperation. [read post]
30 Oct 2022, 4:00 pm by James Romoser
They were not intended to be race-neutral; they were designed to lift up Black Americans. [read post]
19 Apr 2014, 5:45 am by Victoria Sweet
Some members of Congress had fought hard to derail the legislation, arguing that non-Indian men would be unfairly convicted without due process by sovereign nations whose unsophisticated tribal courts were not equal to the American criminal justice system. [read post]
14 Jul 2017, 9:00 am by Sarah M Donnelly
The Managing Attorney should have experience in supervising legal advocacy and cases in Federal, State and Tribal Court. [read post]
19 Aug 2016, 10:19 am by Sarah M Donnelly
DESCRIPTION Wisconsin Judicare’s Indian Law Office has an opening beginning September 1st for an attorney to represent Native American individuals and groups on a variety of issues including criminal defense representation in tribal courts and Indian law litigation in tribal and state courts.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (1) Maintain caseload on behalf of Indian individuals and groups; (2) Participate in tribal court development and community… [read post]
7 Feb 2016, 9:30 pm by Karen Tani
Rickert, 188 U.S. 432 (1903) (tribal trust lands and improvements are exempt from state and local taxes); Moritz v. [read post]
11 Dec 2023, 4:23 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
According to the law that judges are to apply, obliteration does not equal coercion. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 9:39 am by Angela Chang
This horrific statistic is an all too familiar, frightening daily reality for Native women – particularly as tribal courts still have no jurisdiction to prosecute non-Native offenders, often leaving survivors of sexual violence without access to justice or redress for crimes committed against them. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 11:10 am by Walter Weber
” The Fisher case gives the Court the opportunity to confirm that it is no proper business of government, under an Equal Protection Clause, to say, “Your racial label will determine how we treat you. [read post]
14 Oct 2016, 9:00 am by Sarah M Donnelly
The AmeriCorps Member will be an attorney authorized to practice in state and/or tribal court, and before administrative agencies. [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 11:24 am by Sarah M Donnelly
Provides civil legal assistance and court representation to program clients before area Tribal Courts, State Courts and Administrative Forms on or near the White Earth Reservation. [read post]
11 Oct 2019, 11:02 am by Neoshia Roemer
District Court Judge, Judicial District Court, Navajo Nation Wide. [read post]
9 Dec 2022, 9:05 pm by Alexandra Walsh
In response to recent equal protection challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) and longstanding issues with states’ treatment of Native American children, Ann Laquer Estin of the University of Iowa College of Law contends that citizens of tribal lands must enjoy greater freedom to bring family welfare cases to court. [read post]