Difference between revisions of "Duro v. Reina"
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| − | In ''Duro v. Reina'', 495 U.S. 676, 685, 688 (1990), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that, except as provided by [[Congress]], tribes lack criminal jurisdiction over nonmember Indians. In other words, an Indian tribe cannot prosecute Indians who are not members of that tribe, except as authorized by [[Congress]]. | + | In ''Duro v. Reina'', 495 U.S. 676, 685, 688 (1990), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that, except as provided by [[Congress]], tribes lack criminal jurisdiction over nonmember Indians. In other words, an Indian tribe cannot prosecute Indians who are not members of that tribe, except as authorized by [[Congress]]. |
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Revision as of 01:41, January 23, 2008
In Duro v. Reina, 495 U.S. 676, 685, 688 (1990), the U.S. Supreme Court held that, except as provided by Congress, tribes lack criminal jurisdiction over nonmember Indians. In other words, an Indian tribe cannot prosecute Indians who are not members of that tribe, except as authorized by Congress.