Negotiating jurisdiction: retroceding state authority over Indian country granted by Public Law 280.

Authors :: Anderson, Robert T.
Source :: Washington Law Review. December 1, 2012, Vol. 87 Issue 4, p915, 50 p.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: Abstract: This Article canvasses the jurisdictional rules applicable in American Indian tribal territories--"Indian country." The focus is on a federal law passed in the 1950s, which granted some states a [...]

Subjects :: Federal jurisdiction -- Laws, regulations and rules
Tribal jurisdiction -- Laws, regulations and rules
Government regulation
Indian Major Crimes Act
Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010
Conferring of Jurisdiction on the State of California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, and Wisconsin with Respect to Criminal Offenses and Civil Causes of Action Committed or Arising on Indian Reservations Within Such States Act of 1953

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