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Insurers remain subject to tribal jurisdiction in the Ninth Circuit following denial of certiorari by the Supreme Court

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Present or not, insurers doing business with tribal government and businesses cannot escape the jurisdiction of tribal courts, at least within the Ninth Circuit....more

Snell & Wilmer

Lexington Insurance Company v. Suquamish Tribe: A Landmark Case on Tribal Jurisdiction, Signifying a Pivotal Moment in Legal...

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The case of Lexington Insurance Company v. Suquamish Tribe has emerged as a pivotal legal battle concerning the extent of tribal jurisdiction over nonmembers. This case, which has reached the Supreme Court, challenges the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

An ‘Ahistorical and Mistaken Statement of Indian Law’

U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING DEALS BLOW TO TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY - In stunning disregard of over 200 years of precedent (dating back to the 1823 landmark case Worcester v. Georgia), on June 29, 2022, via Oklahoma v....more

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Unanimous Supreme Court Confirms and Expands Tribal Government Powers

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The United States Supreme Court held unanimously in United States v. Cooley, 593 U.S. ___ (2021), that Indian tribes possess inherent authority to detain temporarily and to search non-Indian persons traveling on public...more

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The Supreme Court - December 11, 2017

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On Friday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari and agreed to hear arguments in seven cases: China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, No. 17-432: Whether the rule from American Pipe and Construction Co. v. Utah, 414 U.S. 538 (1974),...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Law on Tribal Court Jurisdiction over Non-Members Stands with Supreme Court’s Tied Vote in Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi...

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John Doe, a teenage member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, was working as an intern at a Dollar General store on the Tribe’s Reservation when he was sexually molested by the manager of the store. Doe sued Dollar...more

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