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Tribal funding is the primary source of funding for tribal courts, and it is often used to cover the costs of court operations, salaries for judges and court staff, and other related expenses. [14] State funding is another source of funding for tribal courts, and it is often used to support court operations and to provide training and technical ...
Teague v. Bad River Band, 236 Wis. 2d 384 (2000) (holding that tribal courts deserve full faith and credit since they are the court of an independent sovereign; however, in order to end confusion, cases that are filed in state and tribal courts require consultation of both courts before they are decided.) Inyo County v.
Exclusive jurisdiction over tribal subject matter also belongs to the tribal courts. In divorce cases, tribal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over divorces between Indians living in Indian country. [37] In some divorce cases involving Indians living outside Indian country, the tribal and state courts may have concurrent jurisdiction. [38]
This is a list of U.S. Supreme Court cases involving Native American Tribes.Included in the list are Supreme Court cases that have a major component that deals with the relationship between tribes, between a governmental entity and tribes, tribal sovereignty, tribal rights (including property, hunting, fishing, religion, etc.) and actions involving members of tribes.
Jan. 16—The state Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled personal injury lawsuits against New Mexico tribal casinos cannot be brought in state court — a landmark decision that settles a long-running ...
A dispute erupted this week between police officers from the Muscogee Nation and jailers in a small eastern Oklahoma county that led to one jailer facing a battery charge in tribal court. The ...
The Second Circuit affirmed, but two of the judges urged the Supreme Court to overrule some of its tribal sovereign immunity precedents. After the Supreme Court granted certiorari, the tribe passed an ordinance consenting to taxation, and the Court vacated and remanded. [42] Oneida Indian Nation of New York v. County of Oneida (2d Cir. 2010)
An Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling could determine whether the state can tax tribal citizens on reservations recognized after McGirt v. Oklahoma.