tribal sovereignty

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The Omaha Tribe, claiming that several residents and business owners resided within the boundaries of their reservation, attempted to enforce the Tribe’s Beverage Control Ordinance upon them. See Smith v. Parker, 996 F. Supp. 2d 815, 820 (D. Neb.) aff'...

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Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta (“Castro-Huerta”) is a non-Indian who was convicted of child neglect by a jury in Tulsa County District Court, a state court in Oklahoma. Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma at 1a. Castro-Huerta appealed the decision, arguing that the...

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The Prairie Band of the Potawatomi Nation ("the Nation") is a federally-recognized Indian tribe located on United States trust land in Jackson County, Kansas. Prairie Band Potawatomi v. Richards, 379 F.3d 979, 981 (10th Cir. 2004) ("...