A Supreme Court ruling has upheld the right of Congress to pass laws about Native American tribes’ rights to self-government.
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A case before the Supreme Court will determine whether a federal law meant to protect Native American children from being forcibly removed from their families is constitutional.
Local governments in Oklahoma are adapting to a 2020 Supreme Court ruling, but state officials have chosen a different path.
A defendant who is not a Native American claimed tribal police had no power over him, even on tribal land. The Supreme Court disagreed.
The main reason land reform in South Africa has been lethargic is not the Constitution, but a flawed approach.
The old ways of doing things still matter – it’s just that some of it now takes place online.
In Nagaland, a northeastern state in India, the push to implement a law giving women more representation in local politics has triggered a violent backlash.
Comparisons often ignore the troubling history of how Jackson treated Native Americans. An expert on Native American history draws parallels to the new administration.
A little-known suit against a Mohegan tribal employee will test the limits of Indian tribes’ legal immunity.
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