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Creating Bright-Line Rules For Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians: The Case Of Trespass To Real Property, Grant Christensen
Creating Bright-Line Rules For Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians: The Case Of Trespass To Real Property, Grant Christensen
American Indian Law Review
The 2010 passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act will invest significantly more resources in tribal courts. As tribal courts expand, conflicts between sovereignties - tribal, state, and federal - are likely to occur with much greater frequency. Tribal court civil jurisdiction over non-Indians will be among the issues most frequently appealed to federal courts. I offer this piece to propose a new and novel solution - that tribal courts, through a piecemeal process, be extended absolute civil jurisdiction over non-Indians for those civil offenses over which tribes have the greatest interest. This article takes one of the most …
Federal Preemption: A Roadmap For The Application Of Tribal Law In State Courts, Jackie Gardina
Federal Preemption: A Roadmap For The Application Of Tribal Law In State Courts, Jackie Gardina
American Indian Law Review
This article contends that state courts are not necessarily free to apply state law when the courts are exercising concurrent adjudicative jurisdiction with tribal courts. Instead, Indian law principles of preemption direct state courts to apply tribal law in certain cases. A guiding principle emerges from the preemption analysis: if a tribe has legislative jurisdication over the dispute, tribal law must ordinarily be applied. In these instances, a state's laws, including its choice-of-law rules, are preempted by federal common law because their application interferes with the federal government's and the tribes' interest in promoting tribal self-government, including the tribes' ability …
Defining Indian Status For The Purpose Of Federal Criminal Jurisdiction, Katharine C. Oakley
Defining Indian Status For The Purpose Of Federal Criminal Jurisdiction, Katharine C. Oakley
American Indian Law Review
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National Farmers Union And Its Progeny: Does It Create A New Federal Court System?, Philip J. Smith
National Farmers Union And Its Progeny: Does It Create A New Federal Court System?, Philip J. Smith
American Indian Law Review
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Criminal Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction To Sentence And Convict For Lesser Included Offenses Under The Major Crimes Act: A Critical Assessment Of The Keeble Legacy, Susan M. Mcgoldrick
Criminal Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction To Sentence And Convict For Lesser Included Offenses Under The Major Crimes Act: A Critical Assessment Of The Keeble Legacy, Susan M. Mcgoldrick
American Indian Law Review
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The Journey From Ex Parte Crow Dog To Littlechief: A Survey Of Tribal Civil And Criminal Jurisdiction In Western Oklahoma, F. Browning Pipestem
The Journey From Ex Parte Crow Dog To Littlechief: A Survey Of Tribal Civil And Criminal Jurisdiction In Western Oklahoma, F. Browning Pipestem
American Indian Law Review
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